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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Portland State has 1.6× as many undergrads as Lamar

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Lamar has 5 pts more Pell recipients than Portland State (46% vs. 42%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Lamar has 4 pts more first-gen students than Portland State (43% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Lamar8.2K
Portland State13.2K
Pell Grant share
Lamar46%
Portland State42%
First-gen share
Lamar43%
Portland State39%
Diversity index
Lamar0.72
Portland State0.71

Who they are

Men
Lamar41%
Portland State44%
Part-time students
Lamar22%
Portland State24%
Students 25 and older
Lamar32%
Portland State33%

Race & ethnicity

Lamar
Portland State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Lamar97%
Portland State78%
First-years from other states
Lamar2%
Portland State20%
First-years from abroad
Lamar1%
Portland State2%
New transfer students this fall
Lamar776
Portland State2,031
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Lamar31%
Portland State57%

Campus

Lamar
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceStudy abroad
Portland State
Large cityNCAA D-I FCS · Big Sky ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why