Incoming class of 2021

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Meet Portland State’s newest students

PSU welcomes 4,208 new undergraduate students this fall, our most diverse incoming class ever. They come primarily from Oregon and the West Coast and from as far away as Kuwait and China. More than half our new students are transfers, making us Oregon’s top transfer school and continuing our 75-year tradition of serving nontraditional students. We are proud to introduce PSU’s class of 2025 — the problem solvers, innovators and creative thinkers who are turning ideas into action in Portland and beyond.

TOP STATES FOR NONRESIDENTS

California 
Washington
Hawaii

 

TOP COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

Kuwait
China
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Oman
Japan

New Undergraduate Diversity

Asian - 9.27%
Black - 5.04%
Hispanic/Latino - 24.26%
International Students - 1.85%
Multiple Ethnic/Race - 9%
Native American - 0.43%
Pacific Islander - 0.50%
White - 48%
Declined to Respond/Other - 1.52%

Average Age - 23
30 years old and younger - 88%

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Top Schools Oregonians Came From

First Years

Franklin High School
David Douglas High School
Aloha High School
Clackamas High School
Reynolds High School

Transfers

Portland Community College
Clackamas Community College
Mt. Hood Community College
Chemeketa Community College
Lane Community College

Top Schools Nonresidents Came From

First Years

Camas Senior High School
Kamehameha School Maui Campus
Boise High School
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Performing Arts Center
Olympia High School

Transfers

Clark College
Washington State University
University of Washington
Sierra College
Arizona State University

Top Undergraduate Majors

Psychology
Computer Science
Biology
Accounting
Marketing
Management & Leadership
Public Health Studies: Pre-Clinical
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Social Science
Social Work