Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Optometric Support for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pacific is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 13 bachelors’s optometric support degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying optometric support list, Pacific has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,808 students enrolled at Pacific, 155 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,055. To help with additional expenses, 45 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.