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Portland State University
Portland State University, founded in 1946 to serve returning World War II veterans, has grown into Oregon's largest urban public university, with a campus fully integrated into downtown Portland rather than a separate, self-contained campus setting typical of most other Oregon public universities. The university's urban studies and planning program is consistently ranked among the best in the country, drawing directly on Portland's own reputation as a nationally significant model for urban planning, public transit integration, and sustainable city design. PSU's business and engineering programs have built increasingly strong reputations, and the university's direct integration into downtown Portland gives students significant access to internships across the city's business, government, and nonprofit sectors without needing to commute to a separate campus. The university's urban, non-traditional campus setting and its particular strength in urban planning, drawing directly on Portland's own planning reputation, have made PSU a distinctive choice among Oregon's public universities, particularly for students interested in urban policy, planning, or public administration careers.
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Lewis & Clark College
Lewis & Clark College, founded in 1867, has built a strong reputation for its environmental and international studies programs, and the college's wooded, hillside Portland campus, overlooking the city with views of Mount Hood on clear days, is frequently cited among the more scenic small liberal arts college settings in the Pacific Northwest. The college's law school, located on a separate nearby campus, has built a particularly strong national reputation specifically in environmental and natural resources law, drawing on Oregon's broader reputation for environmental policy leadership and giving Lewis & Clark a specialized legal education niche distinct from most peer law schools. Lewis & Clark's overseas study program, requiring or strongly encouraging significant international study abroad experience for undergraduates, reflects the college's institutional emphasis on global engagement, and a substantial majority of students complete at least one extended international study term before graduating. The college's combination of environmental studies strength, a specialized environmental law school, and its scenic Pacific Northwest campus has made Lewis & Clark a distinctive choice among students specifically drawn to environmentally focused liberal arts education in a setting that reflects those same institutional priorities.
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