Portland State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Portland State University is 16:1, and the school has 35.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Portland State University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Social Sciences; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Psychology; and Visual and Performing Arts. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 70.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Computer literacy History Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other Philosophy
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	16:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 17% Social Sciences 17% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 9% Psychology 7% Visual and Performing Arts 6%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning 79% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 94% Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects 10% Learning communities 44%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	70%
4-year graduation rate	9

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data