Portland State by the numbers

Portland State is a diverse campus with a wide-ranging student population. This year’s graduating classes reflects that diversity.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is awarding the most bachelor’s degrees this year—55 percent of the total to be exact—as well as handling 38 percent of doctorates. The School of Education, on the other hand, is handing out the majority of master’s degrees with 27 percent.

The oldest person earning a degree this year is 79 years old for a bachelor’s, 70 for a master’s and 60 for a doctorate; the youngest are 19, 21 and 27 years old, respectively.

Saudi Arabia (22 percent) and Vietnam (20 percent) account for the largest number of international students graduating with bachelor’s degrees, while India (34 percent) and China (15 percent) are the largest groups of international students earning master’s degrees.

Here are some further interesting statistics on the graduating class of 2010–11. ?