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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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University of Oregon
The University of Oregon, founded in 1876, is the state's flagship public research university, and its close relationship with Nike co-founder and former Oregon track athlete Phil Knight has made the university one of the most significant beneficiaries of a single alumnus's philanthropy in American higher education history. Knight's donations have funded major academic and athletic facilities across campus, including significant investment in the university's journalism, business, and law schools, and Oregon's track and field program, historically one of the most successful in the country, reflects the university's deep-rooted "TrackTown USA" identity centered in Eugene. The university's School of Journalism and Communication and its business school have each built solid national reputations, and Oregon's continued close ties to Nike's Beaverton headquarters give students in sports business, marketing, and product design programs unusually direct access to one of the world's largest athletic apparel companies. The university's combination of significant Nike-driven philanthropic investment, a storied track and field tradition, and its scenic Eugene campus along the Willamette River has made Oregon one of the more distinctively resourced public research universities on the West Coast.
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