Established as Vanport College in 1946, Portland State University is a public university officiated as a state institution in 1969.
Located in the southwest Portland, Oregon, it is the only public university in the state that is located within a major metropolitan city, and is one of Oregon's largest universities.
[1] Its academic programs are organized in nine constituent schools and colleges, and have produced alumni across professions in the arts, sciences, business, academia, politics, and sports.
As of 2019[update], the university claims over 180,000 alumni worldwide.
[2] Notes and abbreviations used Colleges and schools Defunct schools