by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Pacific University was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Pacific is ranked #411 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Pacific is also ranked #6 out of 29 schools in Oregon.
The acceptance rate at Pacific University is 92%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Pacific is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
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 515 and 690. Math scores were between 495 and 660.
The student to faculty ratio at Pacific is an impressive 9 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Pacific University has a freshmen retention rate of 77%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
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 58%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,758 undergraduates at Pacific with 1,687 being full-time and 71 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,772 | $28,339 | $31,539 | $31,494 | $38,285 |
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.
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 93% of students took out student loans averaging $7,826 a year. That adds up to $31,304 over four years for those students.
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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/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 146 | NA |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 98 | NA |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 93 | NA |
| Optometry | 85 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 67 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 58 | $44,435 |
| Communication Sciences | 55 | NA |
| Other Education | 43 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 43 | NA |
| General Psychology | 43 | $34,930 |
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 2022-2023, 1,254 students took at least one online class at Pacific University. This is a decrease from the 1,498 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,254 | 182 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,498 | 182 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,925 | 427 |
| 2018-2019 | 387 | 101 |
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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.
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