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Pacific University

Pacific University is a private campus in suburban Forest Grove, OR.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$22,238

family income
under $30k

$25,979

$30–48k

$28,427

$48–75k

$36,060

$75–110k

$40,153

over $110k

Average net price

$35,2732023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Pacific University rose from $22,393 (2008) to $35,273 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$22,393
2009	$22,208
2010	$25,121
2011	$26,405
2012	$27,742
2013	$27,592
2014	$29,422
2015	$30,035
2016	$29,902
2017	$31,450
2018	$29,498
2019	$32,045
2020	$34,063
2021	$33,930
2022	$35,350
2023	$35,273

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$72,3742024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Pacific University rose from $38,202 (2009) to $72,374 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,202
2010	$40,594
2011	$42,816
2012	$45,410
2013	$47,922
2014	$50,486
2015	$52,296
2016	$54,036
2017	$55,606
2018	$57,488
2019	$59,490
2020	$62,157
2021	$64,365
2022	$66,812
2023	$69,330
2024	$72,374

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$17,804
2001	$18,496
2002	$19,295
2003	$19,890
2004	$20,686
2005	$21,490
2006	$22,536
2007	$26,470
2008	$28,270
2013	$37,024
2014	$38,510
2015	$39,858
2016	$41,054
2017	$42,594
2018	$44,298
2019	$46,402
2020	$48,095
2021	$50,070
2022	$52,072
2023	$54,466

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Pacific University reports published tuition of $56,374 in this record. Pacific University's $56,374 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Pacific University reports 1,516 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

67% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pacific University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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67%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Pacific University rose from 51% (entered 1991) to 67% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	51%
1992 cohort	54.9%
1993 cohort	59.3%
1994 cohort	45%
1995 cohort	55.4%
1996 cohort	53%
1997 cohort	63.6%
1998 cohort	65%
1999 cohort	64%
2000 cohort	58.8%
2001 cohort	62.6%
2002 cohort	66.9%
2003 cohort	59.4%
2004 cohort	64.6%
2005 cohort	61.4%
2006 cohort	62.5%
2007 cohort	61.6%
2008 cohort	59.4%
2009 cohort	71.2%
2010 cohort	58%
2011 cohort	64.4%
2012 cohort	65%
2013 cohort	68.7%
2014 cohort	63.8%
2015 cohort	70.8%
2016 cohort	66.1%
2017 cohort	64.8%
2018 cohort	67%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,244	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,954	$5,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,125	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,125	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,250	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,250	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,905	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,282	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,063
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,271	$5,625
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,750	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,498	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,062	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$8,332
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$6,210
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$6,526
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,223	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,936

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,158

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$60,583

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Pacific University admitted 2,676 of 2,988 applicants in Fall 2024. The 89.6% rate describes that application pool.

89.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $54,466 tuition · 2023–24 1,516 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 900–12401600

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Admissions

Pacific University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Pacific University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 480–630 and Math was 420–610 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 900–1240 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	480	580	630
SAT Math	420	550	610
ACT Composite	18	20	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pacific University received 2,988 applications and admitted 2,676 (89.6%), with 351 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

89.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	82.3%
Fall 2002	86.7%
Fall 2003	84%
Fall 2004	84%
Fall 2005	87.4%
Fall 2006	82.4%
Fall 2007	83.5%
Fall 2008	77.8%
Fall 2009	78.4%
Fall 2010	45.6%
Fall 2011	75.1%
Fall 2012	84.5%
Fall 2013	86.2%
Fall 2014	80.5%
Fall 2015	79%
Fall 2016	78.8%
Fall 2017	84.5%
Fall 2018	85.3%
Fall 2019	86.6%
Fall 2020	89.3%
Fall 2021	91%
Fall 2022	92.3%
Fall 2023	91.8%
Fall 2024	89.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

900–1240Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1010	1240
Fall 2002	1010	1220
Fall 2003	1010	1220
Fall 2004	1010	1200
Fall 2005	1010	1240
Fall 2006	990	1200
Fall 2007	1000	1200
Fall 2008	890	1290
Fall 2009	1010	1220
Fall 2010	990	1200
Fall 2011	1000	1210
Fall 2012	1000	1220
Fall 2013	990	1210
Fall 2014	980	1200
Fall 2015	990	1190
Fall 2016	1010	1230
Fall 2017	1070	1260
Fall 2018	1060	1250
Fall 2019	1060	1260
Fall 2020	1050	1230
Fall 2021	1090	1310
Fall 2022	1010	1350
Fall 2023	990	1240
Fall 2024	900	1240

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	21	25
Fall 2004	21	27
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	20	26
Fall 2007	21	28
Fall 2008	18	28
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	26
Fall 2016	22	27
Fall 2017	22	27
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	22	27
Fall 2021	19	27
Fall 2022	20	26
Fall 2023	17	28
Fall 2024	18	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,516Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Pacific University rose from 1,161 (Fall 2002) to 1,516 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,161
Fall 2003	1,159
Fall 2004	1,212
Fall 2005	1,210
Fall 2006	1,323
Fall 2007	1,427
Fall 2008	1,451
Fall 2009	1,445
Fall 2010	1,605
Fall 2011	1,555
Fall 2012	1,670
Fall 2013	1,729
Fall 2014	1,802
Fall 2015	1,884
Fall 2016	1,848
Fall 2017	1,809
Fall 2018	1,820
Fall 2019	1,768
Fall 2020	1,706
Fall 2021	1,638
Fall 2022	1,546
Fall 2023	1,556
Fall 2024	1,516

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

79%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Pacific University has held near 79% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	80%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	77%
Fall 2008 cohort	76%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	82%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	77%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	81%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	76%
Fall 2023 cohort	79%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Pacific University

Faculty pay at Pacific University averages $109,548 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Pacific University as a primarily residential campus of 1,516 undergraduates — and 79.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Pacific University's SAT section-percentile sums are 900–1240 — their midpoint is below the OR four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Pacific University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Pacific University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Pacific University89.6%

Oregon median85.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Pacific University$56,374

Oregon median$22,220

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Pacific University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Pacific University$60,583

Oregon median$57,671

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Pacific University, Oregon and national reference values
Metric & basis	Pacific University	Oregon median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	89.6%	85.2%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$56,374	$22,220	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$60,583	$57,671	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Pacific University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Pacific University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 12 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$105,018
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$78,641
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$76,880
Criminology	$64,029
Psychology, General	$62,484
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,696
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$56,053
Public Health	$55,116
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,674
Education, General	$53,333
Biology, General	$53,092
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$47,202

These 12 fields listed for Pacific University measure earnings after completion. The $60,583 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 44 additional Pacific University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Pacific University report?

Pacific University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 900–1240 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Pacific University's acceptance rate?

89.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,676 admitted from 2,988 applicants.

How much does Pacific University cost?

At Pacific University, tuition is $56,374. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pacific University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $60,583. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oregon

University of Oregon — 88.3% admitted
Oregon Institute of Technology — 95% admitted
Portland State University — 90.9% admitted
University of Portland — 89.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.