Rankings

We believe in letting our curriculum, faculty, and high educational standards prove that Portland State University is one of the nation’s best colleges, and while we continue prove it everyday on campus and online, you don’t have to take our word for it. Here’s what the educational community is saying about PSU.

Top-50 Graduate Programs

• City Management and Urban Planning
• Public Affairs
• Rehabilitation Counseling
• Social Work

- U.S. News & World Report, 2014 Best Graduate Schools

Up-and-Coming National University

- U.S. News & World Report, 2013 America’s Best Colleges

America’s Best Colleges – Programs that lead to student success

• Service Learning
• Senior Capstone

-U.S. News & World Report, 2012 America’s Best Colleges

Best Colleges for Undergraduate Education

- The Princeton Review, 2012 The Best 376 Colleges

Top Choice for Transfers

- U.S. News & World Report, 2011 America’s Best Colleges, 10 Colleges With Most Transfer Students

Best in the West

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Best Colleges: Region by Region

Best Business Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2011 The Best 301 Business Schools

Gold STARS Rating for Sustainability

- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS), 2011

Nation’s Top Green Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Guide to 311 Green Colleges

Top Green Business Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Business Schools Best for ‘Green Business’ Education

Ranked Seventh for Community Service

-  Washington Monthly, 2010 College Rankings: What Can Colleges Do for the Country?