Colleges / Pacific University
College · Private nonprofit · Forest Grove, OR · Suburb
PU

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Address2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Websitewww.pacificu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$35k
Undergrad size1,516
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $35k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,516 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $72k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $35k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$289k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$141k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$148k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$56.4k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,050

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans81%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,516
Location
Forest Grove, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
Pacific · PU · Pac U · PacificU · Pacific University Oregon
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White42%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Two or more races14%
  • Asian13%
  • Unknown3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3%
  • Black3%
  • International1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.

Colleges / Pacific University
College · Private nonprofit · Forest Grove, OR · Suburb
PU

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

Address2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Websitewww.pacificu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$35k
Undergrad size1,516
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $35k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1090 · ACT 23.

If you get in

1,516 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $72k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $35k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$289k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$141k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$148k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback3.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$56.4k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,050

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans81%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention78%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$61k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,516
Location
Forest Grove, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
Pacific · PU · Pac U · PacificU · Pacific University Oregon
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White42%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Two or more races14%
  • Asian13%
  • Unknown3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander3%
  • Black3%
  • International1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$64k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 56

What you can study.