COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 209807PUBLIC

PORTLAND, OR

Portland State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$9,552Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate52.9%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,060working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$20,500completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,060
Median earnings 5 years after completion$58,686

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$7,655
$30,001–48,000$7,752
$48,001–75,000$8,981
$75,001–110,000$12,993
$110,001+$19,112

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion52.9%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention75.4%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients41.6%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.3%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid24.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort4,875federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates13,182IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate90.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$20,500

5,172 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

23 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 147 working graduates$113,889 earnings · $31,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$94,223 earnings · $29,113 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 149 working graduates$79,727 earnings · $20,570 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$77,226 earnings · $31,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 414 working graduates$71,621 earnings · $25,000 debt →Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 190 working graduates$68,274 earnings · $25,460 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$63,456 earnings · $25,624 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$61,499 earnings · $19,500 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 166 working graduates$59,232 earnings · $24,582 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 79 working graduates$59,185 earnings · $23,818 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$58,961 earnings · $29,250 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 259 working graduates$58,860 earnings · $27,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 219 working graduates$58,109 earnings · $26,641 debt →Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree · 122 working graduates$57,438 earnings · $16,500 debt →Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree · 119 working graduates$57,303 earnings · $27,500 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$56,158 earnings · $26,995 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$54,934 earnings · $25,750 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 280 working graduates$52,562 earnings · $31,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 226 working graduates$50,949 earnings · $30,250 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 278 working graduates$49,063 earnings · $24,499 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 130 working graduates$43,342 earnings · $24,546 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$41,639 earnings · $25,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$40,731 earnings · $35,125 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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