Portland State University is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. It has 7 programmatic accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Northwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesAccredited12/1/1956 - Current

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited4/1/1979 - 12/31/2006
(Estimated Date)
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited5/12/1972 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
English LanguageAccredited8/3/2013 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Public Health Programs (PHPBG) - Baccalaureate and Graduate level programs offered outside a school of public healthAccredited10/22/1996 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1995 - 4/9/2009
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1979 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited3/1/2005 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)