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Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR · Private · Large suburb · PU · Pac U · Pacific · Pacific University Oregon · PacificU

Private institution in Forest Grove, OR · 1,556 undergraduates · 92% acceptance rate · $60,583 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$35,3501,843rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$54,4661,862nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$54,4661,860th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$69,3301,814th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,2231,030th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,583522nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,936728th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.8%597th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
76.3%883rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
91.8%1,286th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1123591st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5561,089th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.7%1,374th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 139 mi (SEA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 45 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$69,948$71,015
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005—
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,214$39,153
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$34,704$28,598
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$32,711$32,284
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$32,391$25,194
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$29,685$29,413
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,960$33,993
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,967$24,863
Education, GeneralEducationbachelors$21,508—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors——
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pacific University’s 1,556 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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