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#293-#381 National Universities
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#26 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#195 Business Programs
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#153 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
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#9 Service Learning
Portland State University is ranked #293-#381 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
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Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
274
Graduation and retention rank
313
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
47%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
72%
Social Mobility Rank
26
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
46%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
48%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
49%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
-2
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
2.6
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
367
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
272
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
80.5%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
81%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
28.2%
Classes with 50 or more students
16%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
20:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
279
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
16%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
294
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
376
Average alumni giving rate
1.1%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
