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 144 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
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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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $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.
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.
Get more details about the location of Pacific University.
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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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