OHSU Facts and Figures

The Portland Aerial tram approaching the Marquam Hill campus.

Oregon Health & Science University has fueled growth and innovation in Oregon for more than 130 years. As the state’s only academic health center, OHSU is where healing, teaching and discovery come together. Donations, grants and state funds help us provide:   

  • Exceptional patient care at state-of-the-art hospitals and clinics.
  • World-class education and training for tomorrow’s physicians, nurses, dentists and health leaders.  
  • Breakthrough science and research, including clinical trials, to prevent, detect and treat illness.
  • Partnerships and services to improve health in communities across the state and beyond. 
2025 Fact Book

2025 by the numbers

Figures are through fiscal year 2025, ending June 30, 2025, unless noted.   

Fast facts

Employees 22,501
- Faculty 3,636
- Trainees 995 (2024-25 enrollment year, graduate medical education residents and fellows)
Students 4,337 (2024-25 enrollment year, includes students enrolled in joint degree and certificate programs)
Alumni 47,698
Health care facilities OHSU Hospital, OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, OHSU health clinics in Portland and Beaverton, OHSU Health Hillsboro Medical Center, 200+ community clinics
Licensed beds 704 (2026 calendar year)
Annual operating budget $5.5 billion
Community contributions $509.4 million
Total funds raised $128.2 million raised from 9,083 donors

People

Employees: 22,501   

OHSU is Portland’s largest employer and one of the largest in Oregon. 

  • Faculty: 3,636
  • Trainees: 995 (2024-25 enrollment year, graduate medical education residents and fellows) 

Students: 4,337  

  • 2024-25 enrollment year. Includes students enrolled in joint degree and certificate programs. 

Alumni: 47,698   

  • Living in Oregon: 25,890

Locations

OHSU occupies more than 9.2 million square feet on about 400 acres, including leased spaces beyond our campuses. 

Marquam Hill Campus, Portland 

OHSU’s main campus is connected to the South Waterfront by the Portland Aerial Tram, which is owned by the City of Portland and operated by OHSU. The campus has 37 major buildings, including: 

Hospitals and clinics

OHSU includes two hospitals and multiple adult and children’s clinics and health centers. 

Beds

  • Staffed beds: 562 (151 for children)
  • Licensed beds: 704 

Patients

Hospital admissions and medical clinic patients: 375,226 

  • Adults: 293,678
  • Children: 81,548 

Dental clinic patients: 13,963 

  • Adults: 2,096
  • Children: 11,867 

Patients from Oregon: 89.7%  

  • Patients from outside Oregon: 10.3% 

Patients uninsured or covered by a public payor: More than 50% of health care visits. 

  • OHSU has cared for uninsured and underserved people for more than 130 years. 

Patient care visits

Hospital visits: 30,381 

  • Adults: 22,454
  • Children: 6,967
    Newborns: 960 

Emergency room visits: 59,904 

  • Adults: 43,278
  • Children: 16,626 

Day patient/day surgery visits: 47,207 

  • Adults: 39,770
  • Children: 7,437 

Observation visits: 4,437 

  • Adults: 3.506
    Children: 931 

Medical clinic visits: 1,239,054 

  • Adults: 1,063,958
    Children: 175,096 

Dental clinic visits: 66,600 

  • Adults: 62,570
    Children: 4,030 

OHSU educates world-class doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health care professionals through its five schools and certificate programs. 

Schools

Faculty: 3,636 

Students: 4,337 (2024-25 enrollment year, includes students enrolled in joint degree and certificate programs)  

  • OHSU students: 2,736
  • Students in the OHSU-Portland State University School of Public Health: 1,204
  • Students in joint programs with Oregon State University: 258
  • Students in joint programs with the Oregon Institute of Technology: 139 

Trainees: 995 (2024-25 enrollment year, graduate medical education residents and fellows 

Alumni: 47,698 (25,890 living in Oregon) 

Degrees and certificates awarded: 1,372 (2024-25 enrollment year)  

Degree and certificate programs: 58 (those accepting admission applications)

 

OHSU’s state-of-the-art research facilities include the 320,000-square-foot OHSU Knight Cancer Research Institute building and the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute.

Total award dollars: $ 501 million

Funding by sponsor:

  • Foundations and nonprofits orgs (private): $44.8million
  • Industry partners: $65.4 million
  • Other federal agencies: $70 million
  • State of Oregon (non-federal gov): $5.9 million
  • National Institutes of Health: $309.9 million
  • Other: $5 million 

Funding by activity: 

  • Research: $360.8 million
  • Clinical trials: $87.4 million
  • Instruction: $7.3 million

Funding by unit:

  • School of Dentistry: $10.1 million
  • School of Medicine: $322 million  
  • School of Nursing: $11.3 million
  • OHSU-PSU School of Public Health: $10.4 million 

OHSU Innovates 

Our collaborative network turns science into discoveries that improve lives. 

  • Research and development expenditures: $552.7 million
  • Invention disclosures: 95
  • U.S. patents issued: 14
  • Startups formed: 4 

Annual operating budget: $5.5 billion

This comes mainly from patient care, gifts, grants and contracts revenue.

  • Appropriations from Oregon's General Fund of $70.4 million made up 1.28% of OHSU's budget and provided crucial support for educational programs.

Capital spending: $381.5 million

Fundraising 

OHSU Foundation raises critical funds to support all OHSU missions. It also oversees hundreds of volunteers who take part in community fundraising and events to benefit OHSU. 

  • Total fiscal year 2025 funds raised: $128.4 million from 9,083donors 

Community impact

Community contributions: $509.4 million  

  • OHSU provides more than 200 community health programs in rural and urban areas throughout Oregon.
  • We have cared for uninsured and underserved people for more than 130 years.