We're closer than you think. Many Portland/Vancouver metropolitan residents have discovered WSU Vancouver's easy access from I-5 and I-205. Check out our campus location and see how close we are.
Located just minutes north of Portland, WSU Vancouver offers 23 bachelor’s degrees, eight master’s degrees, three doctoral degrees, and more than 37 fields of study. Learn more about our academic programs.
Our nonresident first-year, transfer and graduate students have come from many Oregon cities, including Portland, Beaverton, Troutdale, Hood River and Gresham.
PDX Tuition Advantage
The PDX Tuition Advantage offers residents of Oregon's Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties reduced tuition, equal to in-state rates. Enroll as an undergraduate degree-seeking student and you may be eligible to save almost $15,000 a year, renewable for three years.
Border Bill
Pay resident tuition rates
The State of Washington's "Border Bill" is a program that allows Oregon residents who live in specified counties to attend WSU Vancouver and/or WSU Tri-Cities part-time (eight credits or less per semester) and pay resident tuition rates for the courses taken through these two WSU campuses.
Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)
With the Western Undergraduate Exchange, an out-of-state student may receive an $11,000 award, renewable for up to an additional three years.
Western Undergraduate Exchange
"I was drawn to WSU Vancouver because of the supportive environment, the small class sizes and, most important, the close-knit community of students and faculty on campus."
—Keyah Wilson, public affairs
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