PSU Vietnam Scholars Program
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Dedicated scholarship fund for
students from Vietnam
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Awards up to $10,000 annually
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Open to all majors
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Undergraduate, Transfer, Master’s,
Doctoral students
About PSU
Founded: 1946
Academic Calendar: Quarter System
Total Enrollment: ~ 30,000
Student to Faculty Ratio: 22:1
Average Class Size: 31
Student Groups: ~150
Degree Programs: 225+
Portland
Population: 550,000
2 million in the metro area
Average temperatures:
July: 26°C and January: 8°C
Less annual rainfall than
Seattle, Houston & Atlanta
Safest City in America***
America’s Greenest City*
Top Cycling City in America**
*sustainlane.com 2008 US City Rankings
** Bicycling Magazine
*** Parenting Magazine
The People of PSU
Portland State welcomes
students from all 50 US States
and nearly 100 foreign countries
Undergraduates: 80%
 Women: 53%
 Men: 47%
Average Age of Freshmen: 19
Average Age of Undergrads: 26
International Students: 7.5%
Diverse Fields of Study
More than 225 certificate, bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctoral degree
programs:
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
School of Fine & Performing Arts
College of Urban & Public Affairs
School of Business Administration
School of Social Work
Maseeh College of Engineering &
Computer Science
Graduate School of Education
Pre-Professional Programs
PSU Rankings
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Best Colleges
The Princeton Review, The Best Colleges 2014–15
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Best Business Schools
The Princeton Review, The Best Business Schools 2013
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Top 50 Engineering Schools in the West
Best-Engineering-Colleges.com 2014
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Top-50 Graduate Programs
U.S. News & World Report, Best Graduate Schools 2014–15
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City Management and Urban Policy
Public Affairs
Rehabilitation Counseling
Social Work
Highest Return on Student Investment
AffordableCollegesOnline.org 2014
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Top 100 MBA Program: Ranked 14th Worldwide
Beyond Grey Pinstripes – Aspen Institute Center for Business Education 2013–14
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Top Small Business School for Social and Environmental Stewardship:
Ranked 1st Worldwide
Beyond Grey Pinstripes – Top 100 MBA Program Report 2015
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Top School for Environmental Science
OnlineCollegesDatabase.org – 39 Colleges Where Environmental Science Matters
PSU’s Major
Engagements in Vietnam
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Intel Vietnam Scholars
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PSU partnership to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of
Vietnam-US Diplomatic Relations Normalization across
Vietnam
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Vietnam-Oregon Initiative (VOI)
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PSU leadership & management training programs for
Vietnamese senior public officials sponsored by Program
165 & Quang Nam Province
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Curriculum development, advanced programs, student &
faculty collaboration and exchange
• Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics
• Vietnam National University in HCMC
• Eastern International University
• Danang University
• Academy for Policy & Development
• and others……
How to apply:
pdx.edu/admissions/international
Students from Vietnam will
automatically be considered for
the PSU Vietnam Scholarship
when they apply to PSU.
No separate application is
necessary.
pdx.edu