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BACKGROUNDHistory/Location: Portland State University is Oregon's urban public university. Founded in 1946 as Vanport Extension Center
of the Oregon State System of Higher Education, it became Portland State
College, a separate degree-granting institution, in 1955, and was re-named
Portland State University in 1969. The
Carnegie Foundation currently classifies Portland State University as a
Doctoral-Granting University II. The
36-acre campus adjoins the central business district of Portland, Oregon, a
city of 538,000. The Portland
metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1.9 million. Academic Schools and Colleges, Programs and Degrees: The University comprises the Colleges
of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Urban and Public Affairs, and Engineering and
Computer Science; Schools of Business Administration, Fine and Performing Arts,
the Graduate School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work, and
Extended Studies. During the 2003-2004
academic year 2,892 bachelor's degrees, 1,470 master's degrees, and 28 doctoral
degrees were awarded. The University
offers bachelor's degrees in 69 fields,
certificate programs in thirteen areas at the
undergraduate level and 26 at the graduate
level, master's degrees in 84 fields, and
doctoral degrees in eleven fields. In 2003-2004 doctoral degrees were awarded
in Educational Leadership, Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Resources, Mathematical Sciences,
Social Work, Public Administration and Policy, Systems Science, and Urban
Studies. Faculty: In 2003-2004 there were 717 budgeted instructional faculty FTE positions
(including 64 FTE Graduate Assistants). The student/faculty ratio was 21:1. More than 72%
of full-time instructional faculty were tenured. Average 2003-2004 AAUP instructional faculty salaries were $74,944 for full professors and $57,914 for all ranks (after 12-month salaries were
converted to nine-month equivalents). Enrollment: Fall 2003 headcount enrollment excluding extension students was 21,030 (15,330FTE)
including 15,917 undergraduate students (11,820 FTE), and 5,113 graduate students (3,510 FTE). Sixty-three
percent (10,088) of undergraduate students and
40% percent (2,057)
of graduate students were enrolled full time. Fifty-four
percent of undergraduate students and 59% of
graduate students were female. Seven percent of students paid out-of-state
tuition. Nineteen
percent of undergraduate students and 12% of
graduate students were members of protected minority groups. Overall, 17.1%
of PSU students who were citizens or permanent residents of the US were members
of protected minority groups (9.0% were Asian,
3.1% African-American, 3.9% Hispanic, and 1.1% Native
American). An additional 5.1% of the student body were international
students, representing 84 nations. In addition
to the students enumerated above, nearly 16,891
individuals each year enrolled in credit-bearing courses offered through PSU's
School of Extended Studies. Approximately 11% of PSU students lived in campus
housing, which was operated by College Housing Northwest, a private non-profit
corporation. Costs: Annual tuition for full-time undergraduate
students who were Oregon residents was $4,278 in
20023-2004; non-resident full-time undergraduate tuition was $13,674. Tuition for Oregon resident full-time
graduate students was $7,635; for full-time
non-resident graduate students, tuition was $13,332. Institutional Affiliations: PSU is accredited by the Northwest Association of
Schools and Colleges. It is a member of
the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
(NASULGC), the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU),
the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) and the
Association of Urban Universities. In
athletics, PSU is a Division I member of the Big Sky Conference. |