Portland State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Portland State University is a public research university in Portland, OR (city setting), with 15,960 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 91% of 8,877 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $46,923 a year for out-of-state students and $28,023 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,509 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, psychology. The campus reported 0.57 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Portland State University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,617 in-state · $28,257 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Portland State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Portland State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Sky Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $898k | $28,059 | 994 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 14 | room 1 | 7 | $2.2M | $155,193 | 956 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $93,765 | 967 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | 16 | room 1 | 2 | $135k | $8,467 | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | 11 | room 6 | 2 | $171k | $15,590 | 984 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 118 | 13 over | 1 | $5.4M | $46,174 | 954 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 6 | room 3 | 1 | $404k | $67,331 | 998 | |
| Softball | Big Sky Conference | 24 | room 1 | 5 | $1M | $43,298 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 7 | room 3 | 1 | $374k | $53,357 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Sky Conference | 8 | room 2 | 2 | $403k | $50,416 | 998 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 44 | room 1 | 2 | $135k | $3,078 | 967 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 29 | room 16 | 1 | $171k | $5,913 | 975 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Sky Conference | 14 | room 4 | 4 | $931k | $66,530 | 941 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.