Oregon Health & Science University Map

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a public research university focusing primarily on health sciences with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland, Oregon. The institution was founded in 1887 as the University of Oregon Medical Department and later became the University of Oregon Medical School.^[1] In 1974, the campus became an independent, self-governed institution called the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, combining state dentistry, medicine, nursing, and public health programs into a single center.^[1] It was renamed Oregon Health Sciences University in 1981 and took its current name in 2001, as part of a merger with the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI), in Hillsboro.^[8] The university has several partnership programs including a joint PharmD Pharmacy program with Oregon State University in Corvallis.

Oregon Health & Science University

Former names	Willamette University College of Medicine (1867-1913)[1] University of Oregon Medical Department (1887-1915)[1] Tacoma College of Dental Surgery (1892-1899) Oregon College of Dentistry (1898-1899) North Pacific College of Dentistry (1899-1908) North Pacific College of Oregon (1908-1945) University of Oregon Medical School (1915-1974)[1] University of Oregon Health Sciences Center (1974-1981)[1] Oregon Health Sciences University (1981-2001)[1] Oregon Graduate Center of Science and Technology (1963-1989)[1] Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (1989-2001)[1]
Motto	"Where Healing, Teaching and Discovery Come Together"
Type	Public research university
Established	June 16, 1887; 137 years ago (June 16, 1887)[1]
Accreditation	NWCCU
Endowment	$829.7 million (2020)[2]
Budget	$3.93 billion (2019)
President	Steve Stadum[3]
Provost	Marie Chisholm-Burns[4]
Students	4,123 (total)[5]
Location	Portland , Oregon , United States 45°29′56.1″N 122°41′19.5″W / 45.498917°N 122.688750°W / 45.498917; -122.688750
Campus	Large city[6], 400 acres (1.6 km2)
Colors	Horizon   Marquam   Terwilliger   Charcoal[7]
Website	www.ohsu.edu

The university's programs are highly ranked nationally, with the School of Medicine ranking in the top 5 for primary care and family medicine residency ranking #1 by U.S. News & World Report, as well as the ophthalmology residency under Casey Eye Institute ranking in the top 10 by Ophthalmology Times in 2020.^[9][10] It is designated as a "Special Focus – Research Institution" according to the Carnegie Classification.