Value59/100
Solid evidence72/100 profile coverage
Predominantly direct. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.
Admissions70
Value100
Career60
Experience48
Location82
Scorecard
A balanced read, not one ranking.
Academic59
Career50
Evidence coverage72
About the location
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Get to know Portland
A mix of mapped places and local activities to explore—not a popularity ranking.
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The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area
Metropolitan-area residents, not just Portland or the student population.
Largest industries by employment share
Education & health23.3% · 312,043 employed residents
Professional & business services13.7% · 184,168 employed residents
Manufacturing11.8% · 158,335 employed residents
Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.
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Official university website ↗Rankings
Reputation & career strength.
Univised career benchmarks
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
How estimated
Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.
Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.
Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.
Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.
Creative paths
Where creative careers have started.
Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.
Portland State University
1 distinct people in this snapshot
Journalism · 1
- Phyllis A. LesherEmployer history: The Capital Journal
University context
A little more perspective.
Campus community
Faith & belonging
No reported institutional religious affiliation
Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.
Campus experience
Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.
Industry strengths
Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.
Degrees
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Public HealthGraduate/Professional Certificate$46,785 Public HealthMaster's Degree$46,087 Public Policy AnalysisDoctoral Degree$85,390 Public Policy AnalysisGraduate/Professional Certificate$42,682 Public Policy AnalysisMaster's Degree$52,795 PublishingMaster's Degree$30,771 Real EstateBachelors Degree$48,432 Real EstateGraduate/Professional Certificate$51,273 Real EstateMaster's Degree$65,238 Religion/Religious StudiesBachelors Degree$23,776 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$25,464 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's Degree$37,478 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$28,133 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's Degree$36,848 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$33,993 Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsGraduate/Professional Certificate$36,848 Social Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$32,252 Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$42,682 Social WorkBachelors Degree$39,369 Social WorkDoctoral Degree$76,460 Social WorkMaster's Degree$49,962 Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationMaster's Degree$46,164 SociologyBachelors Degree$30,707 SociologyDoctoral Degree$64,990 SociologyMaster's Degree$39,927 Special Education and TeachingDoctoral Degree$73,215 Special Education and TeachingGraduate/Professional Certificate$53,858 Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$47,762 Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsGraduate/Professional Certificate$51,273 StatisticsDoctoral Degree$60,839
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