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Pacific University Overview

Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. Pacific is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Pacific University Known For?

429 Undergraduate Awards
$39,250 Avg Cost After Aid
92% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Pacific may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 9 to 1.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Pacific.
  • In a recent academic period69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Pacific with a bachelor's degree make about $60,583 a year. That's 48% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Pacific student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Pacific University?

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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: www.pacificu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Pacific?

You can apply to Pacific online at: https://www.pacificu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Pacific

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pacific?

92% Acceptance Rate
48% Of Accepted Are Women
8% Submit SAT Scores
Since Pacific has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

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 515 and 690. Math scores were between 495 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Pacific University  ( 515 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Pacific University  ( 495 to 660 )
200
800
Pacific received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for Pacific University  ( 19 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Pacific University  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford Pacific University?

$39,250 Net Price
93% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Pacific is $39,250. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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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Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,687 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,758 undergraduate students at Pacific, with 1,687 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

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There are also 2,050 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,687 full-time undergraduates at Pacific, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 206
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 256
White 794
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 385

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Pacific. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Pacific University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 86 67 153
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 4 0 93 97
Optometry 0 0 91 91
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 2 77 79
Allied Health Professions 0 73 0 73
Business Administration & Management 34 31 0 65
Communication Sciences 0 33 26 59
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1 49 0 50
General Biology 46 0 0 46
Health & Physical Education 45 0 0 45
Social Work 6 34 0 40
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 38 38
Writing Studies 4 29 0 33
Dental Support Services 30 0 0 30
Public Health 29 0 0 29
General Psychology 29 0 0 29
General Education 22 0 0 22
Natural Resources Conservation 17 0 0 17
Other Education 13 1 0 14
Special Education 0 12 0 12
Criminology 12 0 0 12
Romance Languages 10 0 0 10
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 10 0 0 10
Chemistry 10 0 0 10
Accounting 9 0 0 9
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 0 0 8
Political Science & Government 8 0 0 8
Physics 7 0 0 7
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 4 2 6
Educational Administration 0 0 6 6
Mathematics 6 0 0 6
Sustainability Science 6 0 0 6
Philosophy 6 0 0 6
Data Science 5 0 0 5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5 0 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 4 0 0 4
East Asian Languages 4 0 0 4
Anthropology 4 0 0 4
Sociology 4 0 0 4
Design & Applied Arts 4 0 0 4
Music 4 0 0 4
Journalism 3 0 0 3
Curriculum & Instruction 0 3 0 3
Literature 3 0 0 3
Dance 3 0 0 3
Fine & Studio Arts 3 0 0 3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2 0 0 2
Computer Science 2 0 0 2
Health/Medical Prep Programs 2 0 0 2
International Relations & National Security 2 0 0 2
Teaching English or French 0 1 0 1
History 1 0 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 1 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 1 0 0 1
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0
General English Literature 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 429 358 400 1,187

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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