Financial Aid at Portland State

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,602 students (54% of total 15,960 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Portland State University (Portland State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $10,442.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 1,444 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,629.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Portland State University, 8,602 undergraduate students (54% of total 15,960 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $10,442.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Portland State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,60254% $89,820,877$10,442
Pell Grants6,64842% $33,850,883$5,092
Federal Student Loan5,15132% $36,914,408$7,166

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,314 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 1,444 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Portland State University. The average amount of aid received is $10,629.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Portland State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,31491% --
Grants or Scholarships1,28089%$13,604,923$10,629
Federal Grants86660%$4,886,175$5,642
Pell Grants86260%$4,701,385$5,454
Other Federal Grants39327%$184,790$470
State/Local Grants77654%$4,984,840$6,424
Institutional Grants87360%$3,733,908$4,277
Student Loan Aid47833%$3,232,277$6,762
Federal Student Loans46532%$2,222,545$4,780
Other Student Loans604%$1,009,732$16,829

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Portland State University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level909895$8,651,390$9,517
0-30,000361361$3,931,788$10,891
30,001-48,000216212$2,216,743$10,263
48,001-75,000193192$1,792,381$9,287
75,001-110,0007168$503,961$7,098
110,001 or more6862$206,517$3,037

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