University of Oregon is harder to get into (87% vs 91% admitted), but students with aid paid less there on average (in-state): $8,337 vs $22,547 a year.
Highlighted = the better number: lower price or debt, higher rate or pay.
Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$20,561
$35,556
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$8,337
$22,547
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$28,587
$51,869
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Portland State University
University of Oregon
Under $30,000
$6,255
$15,917
$30,000–$48,000
$5,757
$16,118
$48,000–$75,000
$7,522
$18,358
$75,000–$110,000
$10,215
$24,089
Over $110,000
$17,621
$31,631
After you start
Measure
Portland State University
University of Oregon
Undergrads
13,182
20,497
Graduate within 6 years
53%
71%
Come back for year two
76%
86%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$62,447
$66,990
Median debt at graduation
$19,489
$18,897
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers