The student population at Portland State University is 21,609 (16,862 undergraduate and 4,747 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 6,651 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Portland State is 78.03% which is decreased by 6,065 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 586 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,937 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 177.06% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,590 where 21,609 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 6,065 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 586 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Portland State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Portland State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1428,26022,92711,01511,9125,3332,1763,157
2014-1527,696
-564
22,136
-791
10,632
-383
11,504
-408
5,560
227
2,253
77
3,307
150
2015-1627,488
-208
21,980
-156
10,426
-206
11,554
50
5,508
-52
2,196
-57
3,312
5
2016-1726,627
-861
21,071
-909
9,908
-518
11,163
-391
5,556
48
2,194
-2
3,362
50
2017-1826,693
66
21,167
96
9,844
-64
11,323
160
5,526
-30
2,145
-49
3,381
19
2018-1925,711
-982
20,357
-810
9,298
-546
11,059
-264
5,354
-172
2,051
-94
3,303
-78
2019-2025,321
-390
20,320
-37
9,248
-50
11,072
13
5,001
-353
1,901
-150
3,100
-203
2020-2123,640
-1,681
18,656
-1,664
8,196
-1,052
10,460
-612
4,984
-17
1,824
-77
3,160
60
2021-2222,858
-782
17,753
-903
7,784
-412
9,969
-491
5,105
121
1,813
-11
3,292
132
2022-2321,609
-1,249
16,862
-891
7,267
-517
9,595
-374
4,747
-358
1,708
-105
3,039
-253
Average25,59020,3239,36210,9615,2672,0263,241
Portland State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,323 where 16,862 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Portland State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,92714,6717,1187,5538,2563,8974,359
2014-1522,13614,5616,9987,5637,5753,6343,941
2015-1621,98014,6066,9377,6697,3743,4893,885
2016-1721,07114,2066,5987,6086,8653,3103,555
2017-1821,16713,9906,3957,5957,1773,4493,728
2018-1920,35714,2916,3877,9046,0662,9113,155
2019-2020,32013,9496,1697,7806,3713,0793,292
2020-2118,65612,7525,4477,3055,9042,7493,155
2021-2217,75312,0145,1836,8315,7392,6013,138
2022-2316,86211,2004,7366,4645,6622,5313,131
Average20,32320,3236,1977,42720,3233,1653,534
Portland State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,267 where 4,747 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Portland State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,3332,6371,0771,5602,6961,0991,597
2014-155,5602,7691,1581,6112,7911,0951,696
2015-165,5082,7131,1211,5922,7951,0751,720
2016-175,5562,6761,1021,5742,8801,0921,788
2017-185,5262,6341,0461,5882,8921,0991,793
2018-195,3542,4859601,5252,8691,0911,778
2019-205,0012,4219471,4742,5809541,626
2020-214,9842,3158311,4842,6699931,676
2021-225,1052,4048701,5342,7019431,758
2022-234,7472,4428981,5442,3058101,495
Average5,2675,2671,0011,5495,2671,0251,693
Portland State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.49% and the percentage of black students is 4.32% at Portland State University. 9.39% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Portland State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-143742,1058682,49917917,2531,217
2014-153762,0248862,66416416,4931,314
2015-163592,1089012,92516116,2561,433
2016-173412,0988723,06315615,2701,520
2017-182952,3039053,42815314,8281,630
2018-192882,1129073,65515613,9691,617
2019-202602,1298653,73613212,8971,523
2020-212332,0008373,87312411,8991,417
2021-222562,2059013,95012111,7801,377
2022-232852,0299343,95910310,6941,361
Average3072,1118883,37514514,1341,441
Portland State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,937 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 177.06% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Portland State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1527,6961,4213,93022,345
2015-1627,4881,6764,84420,968
2016-1726,6271,8315,58519,211
2017-1826,6931,9845,74818,961
2018-1925,7112,1126,40917,190
2019-2025,3212,1416,53016,650
2020-2123,6401,8906,70515,045
2021-2222,8582,8127,10312,943
2022-2321,6093,9378,1199,553
Average25,2942,2006,10816,985

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