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Portland State University reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(930 total reviews)

Stephen Percy

56% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Portland State University has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 930 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Portland State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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930 reviews
4.0
Mar 24, 2026
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Pros

- Less debt because of tuition waiver - Reasonable workload and good supervisor for my role, but it varies across the university

Cons

- Tuition waiver only covered 9 credits per term and only "base" tuition (not differentials for various departments and programs) - Pay was low

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