Portland State University

public university in Portland, Oregon, USA
Organization university Q1771717
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Summary

Portland State University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Portland State University was a member of Orbis Cascade Alliance[3].
  • Portland State University was a member of Association of American Colleges and Universities[4].
  • Portland State University was a member of American Council on Education[5].
  • Portland State University was a member of Open Education Network[6].
  • Portland State University was a member of Association of Public and Land-grant Universities[7].
  • Portland State University was a member of American Association of State Colleges and Universities[8].
  • Portland State University is located in Portland[9].
  • Portland State University is in the country of United States[10].
  • Portland State University's instance of is recorded as university[11].
  • Portland State University's instance of is recorded as public educational institution of the United States[12].
  • Portland State University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[13].
  • Portland State University's postal code is recorded as 97201[14].
  • Portland State University's Commons category is recorded as Portland State University[15].
  • 1946 marks the founding of Portland State University[16].
  • Portland State University's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.512777777778, 'longitude': -122.68527777778}[17].
  • Portland State University's official website is recorded as https://www.pdx.edu/[18].
  • Portland State University's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Portland State University[19].
  • Portland State University's rector is recorded as Ann Cudd[20].
  • Portland State University's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3143'}[21].
  • Portland State University's count of students is recorded as {'amount': '+23640'}[22].
  • Portland State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as doctoral university: higher research activity[23].
  • Portland State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as high undergraduate[24].
  • Portland State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as research doctoral: professional-dominant[25].
  • Portland State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as four-year, large, primarily nonresidential[26].
  • Portland State University's Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is recorded as arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence[27].

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Founding

1946 marks the founding of Portland State University[16].

Why It Matters

Portland State University ranks in the top 2% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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