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Acceptance Rate 98.43%
Yield 25.79%
SAT Score 1,125
ACT Score 21
Applicants 6,859

Applying To Portland State

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 98.43% at Portland State University where a total of 6,859 students applied and 6,751 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 21. It requires four items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Portland State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$50
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.pdx.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-admissions/freshman-how-when-to-apply
Acceptance Rate98.43%
Average Test Scores1,125 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 98.43% where a total of 6,859 students (2,394 men and 4,465 women) have applied to Portland State and 6,751 (2,352 men and 4,399 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 690 male and 1,051 female students have enrolled into Portland State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 25.79%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Portland State
TotalMenWomen
Applicants6,8592,3944,465
Admitted6,7512,3524,399
Enrolled1,7416901,051
Acceptance Rate 98.43% 98.25% 98.52%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 25.79% 29.34% 23.89%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Portland State, 146 applicants (9% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 133 applicants (8%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,125 and the average ACT score is 21 at Portland State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,250 and 25th percentile score is 1,000. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 79 and the 25th percentile score is 50. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Portland State.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Portland State
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing510640
SAT Math490610
ACT Composite1724
ACT Math1829
ACT English1526
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Portland State University requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Portland State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Portland State University is Quarter. Portland State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, 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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