- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- Pacific University
Forest Grove, ORSuburb: largeZIP 97116Founded 1849
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1849
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pacificu.edu
OregonPrivate nonprofit
Pacific University
Pacific University is a private nonprofit university in Forest Grove, Oregon, with 1,516 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 71% within six years and costs $35,520 a year after aid.
71%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention80%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans82%
$35,520net price / year
90%admission rate
1090average SAT
71%graduate in 6 years
$67,497median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,000median debt
#463 of 1,704 for earnings#1,590 of 1,739 for lowest net price#373 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,175 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $74,844tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $58,348
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $58,348
- Average net price
- $35,520national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,328
$30,001–48,000$25,697
$48,001–75,000$23,763
$75,001–110,000$32,119
$110,001+$43,253
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–630
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 420–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college71%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 71%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,988
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,497middle 50%: $45,437–$94,310
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$94,310
Median, Pacific University$67,497
Lower quarter$45,437
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,516
- Part-time
- 4.6%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 21.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 68%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,129 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,774
- Endowment, end of year
- $64,811,367
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic20%
Black2.7%
Asian13%
Two or more races14%
U.S. nonresident1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3.3%
Unknown3.4%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Health professions18%
Business & management13%
Education9.5%
Psychology8.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.7%
Social sciences5.6%
Visual & performing arts4.8%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette University Salem, OR | $25,908 | 71% | $62,275 |
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| Reed College Portland, OR | $32,800 | 74% | $64,977 |
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| Corban University Salem, OR | $32,913 | 61% | $53,254 |
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | $34,324 | 71% | $84,728 |
| Belmont University Nashville, TN | $32,648 | 71% | $62,789 |
| Elon University Elon, NC | $35,785 | 81% | $82,524 |
| Biola University La Mirada, CA | $32,530 | 68% | $64,126 |
| Xavier University Cincinnati, OH | $31,905 | 71% | $69,118 |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | $32,950 | 78% | $66,982 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 209612. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5929270.