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Established :
1946
University Type and Campus :
Urban, 50 acres (20 ha)
Portland State University (PSU) is a public, nonprofit, coeducational research university located in the southwest University District of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Originally founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans, it evolved into a four-year college over the following two decades, and was granted university status in 1969. It is the only public urban university in the state of Oregon that is located in a major metropolitan city, and is governed by a board of trustees.
Quick facts
Motto: Let knowledge serve the city
Endowment: $84.7 million (2014)
Administrative staff: 678
Students: 28,241
Undergraduates: 22,613
Postgraduates: 5,628
46 : 54
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
Students : Staff ratio