	Portland State University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Portland State University (PSU) is a public, nonprofit, coeducational research university located in the southwest University District of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Originally founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans, it evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades, and was granted university status in 1969. It is the only public urban university in the state of Oregon that is located in a major metropolitan city, and is governed by a board of trustees. Portland State is composed of seven constituent colleges, offering undergraduate degrees in one-hundred and twenty-three fields, and postgraduate degrees in one-hundred and seventeen fields. Schools at Portland State include the School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Education, School of Social Work, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The athletic teams are known as the Portland State Vikings with school colors of green and white. Teams compete at the NCAA Division I Level, primarily in the Big Sky Conference. The university was ranked among the top fifteen percentile of American universities in The Best 376 Colleges by The Princeton Review in 2012 for undergraduate education, and its graduate programs in Health Care Management, Social Work, Public Affairs, and Rehabilitation Counseling were ranked among the top 50 in the United States by the U.S. News and World Report in 2016. Portland State has community partnerships with Intel, Oregon Health & Science University, the Portland Public School system, the City of Portland, and Portland General Electric. The university has been nationally recognized for its unique University Studies curriculum, which culminates in a community-based senior capstone project which all undergraduates are required to complete for graduation. History \| 1946-1964 Portland State University was originally established as the Vanport Extension Center in June 1946, founded by Stephen Edward Epler, a native of Iowa. Epler graduated from Cotner College in Lincoln, Nebraska, and later Columbia University in New York City, before joining the army to fight in World War II. After returning to the United States after serving, Epler became a veterans' counselor in Oregon's General Extension Division in Portland. The Vanport Extension Center was conceived by Epler in order to satisfy the demand for higher education in Portland for returning World War II veterans, taking advantage of the G.I. Bill. The G.I. Bill was passed in 1944 to provide college, high school or vocational education for returning World War II veterans, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. Classes were initially held in the Vanport Junior High School. This first summer session had 221 students, and tuition and fees were $50. Over 1,410 students registered for the 1946 fall term, which was delayed until October 7, 1946 due to a lack of space. Since the population in Vanport City, Oregon was decreasing after World War II, the extension center was able to use buildings created for other purposes: two childcare centers, a recreation building with three classrooms, and a shopping center, which required substantial modification to house a library, offices, and six classrooms. In addition to Vanport Junior High School, Lincoln and Jefferson high schools were used after school hours, as well as the University of Oregon's dental and medical schools, located in Portland. Following the May 30 Vanport Flood of 1948, the college became known as "the college that wouldn't die" for refusing to close after the flood. The term was coined by Lois Hennessy, a student who wrote about the college and the flood in the Christian Science Monitor, though students nicknamed th ... [more on wikipedia]

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Portland State University Details

Portland State University Details
detail	value
state	Oregon
conference	Big Sky Conference
public	Public
scores	1565/1043/23
level	Average
rank	[308
overall ROI rank	[408
size	medium-large
undergrads	22136
grads	5560
price	39018
drop	55
stem	57
research	58
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Portland State University?

1. number 308 for Academics.

2. number 408 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Portland State University?

1. The University of Texas at San Antonio

2. The University of Texas at Arlington

3. University of Houston

4. California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

5. University of California-Irvine

6. Wayne State University

7. University of California-Davis

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Portland State University National Academic Rankings

Portland State University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Div1 Public	81	92	86	77	75	70	78	97	95
Stem High	37	51	50	23	20	25	23	50	46
West Coast Region	41	71	55	26	26	20	19	68	53
State of Oregon	7	12	8	3	4	3	3	8	7
Top Ten State of Oregon	7	10	7	3	4	3	3	6	7

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99.41	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
91.61	The University of Texas at Arlington	Texas	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	240	157
91.13	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
86.59	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
86.03	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
85.53	Wayne State University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	Average	414	286
85.35	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
85.09	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
84.05	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	368	278
81.51	Regis University	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Private	Average	360	303
79.59	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
79.36	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
79.16	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
79.13	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
78.48	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
78.37	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
78.21	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
78.18	University of Toledo	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	405	285
78.08	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
77.40	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
77.24	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
77.22	CUNY City College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	Average	293	347
76.48	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
76.20	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	Conference USA	Public	Average	392	213
75.66	The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Average	350	429
75.49	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	Southland Conference	Public	Average	405	309
74.83	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach	Florida	Florida Sun Conference	Private	Average	401	210
74.75	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	Sunshine State Conference	Private	Average	488	397
74.64	Wentworth Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	Commonwealth Coast Conference	Private	Average	348	352
74.25	University of Illinois at Springfield	Illinois	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	Average	403	397
73.77	Saint Martin's University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Private	Average	-1	-1
73.50	Centenary College of Louisiana	Louisiana	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Average	-1	-1
73.31	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	North Carolina	Division I-AA Independents / C...	Public	Average	292	207
73.30	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
73.23	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
73.22	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
73.21	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
73.18	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Horizon League	Public	BelowAverage	420	367
72.99	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
72.99	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	336	333
72.98	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
72.87	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	BelowAverage	421	449
72.85	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
72.84	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
72.79	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
72.72	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
72.60	University of Akron Main Campus	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	331	251
72.20	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
72.19	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385
72.13	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222

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97.74	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California	California Collegiate Athletic...	Public	Average	288	356
96.74	University of Nevada-Reno	Nevada	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	289	340
96.68	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303
95.74	Mountain West Conference (Low)	-	Mountain West Conference	-Conf-	Average	-	285
95.38	Liberty University	Virginia	Big South Conference	Private	Average	230	248
95.31	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
95.31	St John's University-New York	New York	Big East Conference	Private	Average	309	444
94.81	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
94.74	Sun Belt Conference (Average)	-	Sun Belt Conference	-Conf-	Average	-	232
94.71	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
94.38	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Texas	Conference USA	Public	Average	330	180
94.12	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
93.16	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	No Conference Affiliation	Public	Average	283	217
92.85	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
92.28	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	Missouri Valley Conference / T...	Public	Average	261	196
92.01	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
91.33	Virginia Military Institute	Virginia	Big South Conference	Public	AboveAverage	444	227
90.91	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Michigan	Wolverine - Hoosier Athletic Conf	Public	AboveAverage	312	185
90.85	University of Missouri-St Louis	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	242	211
90.74	Drury University	Missouri	Great Lakes Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	295	378
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89.52	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
89.20	Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association (Low)	-	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	320
88.46	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	229	244
86.94	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	281	111
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83.92	DePauw University	Indiana	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	AboveAverage	304	173

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