Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 818 students out of 1,557 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-years BS degree) at Portland State University. By gender, 326 male and 492 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (55.43% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total1,55781852.54%
Men65332649.92%
Women90449254.42%
Portland State University graduate rate

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The graduation rate of American Indian or Alaska Native students is 25.00%, rate of Asian students is 63.91%, rate of Black (Non-Hispanic) students is 53.06%, rate of Hispanic students is 50.00%, rate of White students is 51.52%, rate of Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander students is 45.45%, rate of Two or More Race students is 49.63%, and rate of Unknown students is 75.00% at Portland State University.
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native25.00%(3/12) 50.00%(3/6) -
Asian63.91%(108/169) 62.82%(49/78) 64.84%(59/91)
Black (Non-Hispanic)53.06%(26/49) 48.15%(13/27) 59.09%(13/22)
Hispanic50.00%(149/298) 41.53%(49/118) 55.56%(100/180)
White51.52%(423/821) 50.30%(169/336) 52.37%(254/485)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander45.45%(5/11) 20.00%(1/5) 66.67%(4/6)
Two or More Race49.63%(67/135) 42.00%(21/50) 54.12%(46/85)
Unknown75.00%(21/28) 85.71%(12/14) 64.29%(9/14)
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
Portland State University graduate rate by race

Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

For BS degrees, 502 students completed their courses in 4 years (or 100% normal time) and 232 finished in 5 years (or 125% normal time). An additional 586 students graduated within 6 years (or 150% normal time).
Graduation Rate By Completion Time Period

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

The transfer-out rate is calculated by dividing the total number of students who are known to have transferred out of other institutions within 150% of normal time to completion into the total number of students. At Portland State, the transfer-out rate is 26.14%. Its transfer-out rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges (21.13% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
By definition, the retention rate is the percentage of students who return to a college for their sophomore year. At Portland State University, the retention rate is 72% for full-time students and 37 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges (75.69% in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
Retention Rates at Portland State University

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Portland State University, 16 of 34 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 47.06%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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