Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon · Also known as Pacific|PU|Pac U|PacificU|Pacific University Oregon · Website
$60,583
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,583
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Pacific University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Forest Grove, Oregon with 1,516 undergraduates and 1,838 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $35,273 a year (tuition and fees $56,374). It admits 90% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,583 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,223 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$35,273
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$56,374
US median $11,837
Admission rate
90%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,223
About $246 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,583
Rank 768 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $35,273
- Tuition and fees
- $56,374
- Cost of attendance
- $72,374
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 81%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,318
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,607
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $29,844
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,369
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $40,911
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $39,858 in 2015-16 to $56,374 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1,090
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 600
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,516
- Graduate students
- 1,838
- Part-time students
- 4.6%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 79%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 88
- Endowment
- $64.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 768 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $35,273 | $16,940 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $56,374 | $11,997 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 90% | 88% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 56% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 79% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,223 | $13,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,936 | $35,390 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,583 | $39,477 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
88 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 93 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| OptometryProfessional | Professional | 91 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 86 | $101,251 | $48,556 | $81,207 | $65,184 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 73 | $148,580 | $117,165 | $128,605 | $127,347 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 49 | $39,568 | $49,375 | $58,746 | $59,916 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $26,485 | $34,612 | $53,092 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $26,348 | $26,219 | $56,053 | $54,562 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineProfessional | Professional | 38 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 34 | $70,328 | $51,507 | $66,596 | $65,123 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,000 | $44,435 | $61,696 | $68,257 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 33 | $92,127 | $65,524 | $72,584 | $67,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 31 | $44,500 | $86,143 | $92,510 | $103,485 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $22,500 | $76,060 | $78,641 | $68,061 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesMaster's | Master's | 29 | $57,621 | $49,513 | $46,651 | $55,035 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $26,372 | $34,930 | $62,484 | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,250 | $30,412 | $55,116 | $58,808 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesProfessional | Professional | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $27,000 | $34,067 | $53,333 | $49,808 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,202 | $55,012 |
| Education, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 12 | $51,166 | $53,398 | $62,047 | $64,397 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $64,029 | $55,556 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Forest Grove and Oregon on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Oregon
- Homes: Homes for sale in Oregon
Questions and answers
How much does Pacific University cost?
$35,273 a year is the average net price at Pacific University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $56,374, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $72,374. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,318 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Pacific University?
90% of applicants are admitted to Pacific University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,090 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Oregon is 88%.
How much do Pacific University graduates earn?
$60,583 a year is the median pay of former Pacific University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,936 after 6 years). That ranks 768 of 5,094 US colleges and 10 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $117,165.
How much student debt do Pacific University graduates have?
$23,223 is the median federal student loan debt of Pacific University graduates, about $246 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 81% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Pacific University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Pacific University finish within 6 years. 79% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Pacific University?
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (93 professional graduates), Optometry (91 professional graduates), Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (86 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 88 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.