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Acceptance Rate 90.87%
Yield 18.21%
Applicants 9,077
Admitted 8,248
Enrolled 1,502

Portland State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 90.87% at Portland State University. Total 9,077 students applied and 8,248 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$60
Graduate Application Fees$67
Admission Informationhttps://www.pdx.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-admissions/freshman-how-when-to-apply
Acceptance Rate90.87%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 90.87%. A total of 9,077 students (3,296 men and 5,591 women) have applied to and 8,248 (2,958 men and 5,115 women) students admitted to Portland State University.
Among them, 636 male and 827 female students have enrolled into Portland State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.21%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Portland State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,0773,2965,5911846
Admitted8,2482,9585,1151714
Enrolled1,502636827372
Acceptance Rate 90.87% 89.75% 91.49% 92.93% 66.67%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.21% 21.50% 16.17% 21.64% 50.00%
[Chart] Portland State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Portland State, 2 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 0 at Portland State. SAT 75th percentile score is 0 and 25th percentile score is 0.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Portland State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Portland State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Portland State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total000
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Math
ACT Composite
Math
English
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Portland State University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Portland State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Portland State

The calendar system at Portland State University is Quarter. Portland State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Portland State University accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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