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Pacific University Data & Information Overview

144 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
91% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Pacific University Ranked?

#194 Best Colleges in Nation
#1 Best Colleges in OR
Athletic Training Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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Pacific University was awarded 144 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Pacific is ranked #194 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pacific held the #230 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Pacific is also ranked #1 out of 30 schools in Oregon.

See all of the rankings for Pacific University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Pacific?

91% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Pacific University has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Pacific.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Pacific submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Pacific University  ( 550 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Pacific University  ( 540 to 660 )
200
800
Pacific received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 27.

ACT Composite Scores for Pacific University  ( 19 to 27 )
1
36

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Pacific University Faculty

10 to 1 Student to Faculty
65% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Pacific it is much better at 10 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Pacific University is 65%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  65 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Pacific University

80% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Pacific University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  80 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Pacific for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

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Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,687 Full-Time Undergraduates
45.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
63.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,758 undergraduates at Pacific with 1,687 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

How Much Does Pacific University Cost?

$32,045 Net Price
91% Take Out Loans
$30,792 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Pacific is $32,045. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Pacific

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$21,387 $21,500 $28,111 $32,034 $38,265

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Pacific, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pacific, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $7,698 a year. That adds up to $30,792 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pacific is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Pacific Graduates Make?

$54,436 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Pacific make around $54,436 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Pacific graduates since it is 28% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Pacific University make the most money.

Location of Pacific University

Oregon State
1,687 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. Pacific is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for Pacific are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Phone: 877-722-8648
Website: https://www.pacificu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacificu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pacificu

Pacific University Majors

63 Majors With Completions
471 Undergraduate Degrees
862 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 63 majors graduated from Pacific University. Of these students, 471 received undergraduate degrees and 862 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 46 $26,792
General Psychology 45 $25,601
Health & Physical Education 41 $25,366
General Education 32 NA
Business Administration & Management 31 $36,734
Dental Support Services 31 $69,477
Other Education 18 NA
Public Health 16 $31,273
Natural Resources Conservation 14 NA
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 13 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Pacific University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Pacific

40% Take At Least One Class Online
5% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,498 students took at least one online class at Pacific University. This is a decrease from the 2,925 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,498 182
2019-2020 2,925 427
2018-2019 685 100
2017-2018 387 101
2016-2017 341 84

Learn more about online learning at Pacific University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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