Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Portland State's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oregon.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oregon average (11,486 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Portland State University19,95115,4144,537
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oregon11,4869,4232,063
The below chart compares the student population between Portland State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 8,449 male and 11,502 female students attending Portland State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.73 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Portland State.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Portland State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total15,41410,1395,275
Men6,7074,3762,331
Women8,7075,7632,944
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Portland State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,5372,2452,292
Men1,742863879
Women2,7951,3821,413

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,488 White students (47.56%) and 3,933 Hispanic students (19.71%) at Portland State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Portland State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Portland State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native572334
Asian1,567797770
Black or African American897409488
Hispanic3,3281,2992,029
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1094663
White6,9823,0303,952
Two or More Races1,234505729
Race/Ethnicity Unknown809349460
Total 15,4146,7078,707
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Portland State University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native918
Asian289114175
Black or African American1456283
Hispanic605181424
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander826
White2,5069001,606
Two or More Races25797160
Race/Ethnicity Unknown683533
Total 4,5371,7422,795

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 10,918 students whose age under twenty five and 5,401 students whose age is over thirty years old at Portland State University.
Especially, 1,105 students are younger than eighteen and 63 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Portland State University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Portland State University
TotalMenWomen
Total15,414 6,7078,707
Under 181,105 458647
18-192,725 1,1611,564
20-213,080 1,2961,784
22-243,399 1,5471,852
25-292,265 1,0611,204
30-341,152 543609
35-39733 294439
40-49673 245428
50-64247 81166
65 and over34 2014
unknown1 10
Total 15,414 6,7078,707
Population by Student Age at Portland State University
TotalMenWomen
Total4,537 1,7422,795
18-191 10
20-2112 39
22-24596 232364
25-291,366 540826
30-34932 368564
35-39600 255345
40-49726 251475
50-64275 79196
65 and over29 1316
Total 4,537 1,7422,795

Online Student Population

At Portland State University, 10,487 students (52.56% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,460 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,067 students live in Oregon where Portland State University is located in and 362 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total19,95115,4144,537
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,4602,728732
Enrolled Some in Online Classes7,0276,0091,018
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,4646,6772,787
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,4602,728732
Oregon Residents3,0672,472595
Other State in U.S.362241121
Outside of U.S.281216
Unknown330