Pacific University Teaching Programs

Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. Forest Grove is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Pacific University?

Contact details for Pacific are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Phone:	877-722-8648
Website:	www.pacificu.edu

How Do I Get Into Pacific?

You can apply to Pacific online at: https://www.pacificu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Pacific

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pacific?

Since Pacific has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

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 515 and 690. Math scores were between 495 and 660.

Pacific received ACT scores from 7% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 24. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Pacific is $39,250. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,741 undergraduate students at Pacific, with 1,624 being full-time and 117 being part-time.

There are also 2,010 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,624 full-time undergraduates at Pacific, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	200
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	258
White	770
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	331

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Pacific. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Pacific University

In 2022-2023, 1,254 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pacific has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Pacific University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Other Education	23	20	0	43
General Education	26	0	0	26
Secondary Education	0	21	0	21
Teacher Education	0	20	0	20
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	14	0	14
Music Education	5	0	0	5
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	4	4
Reading Teacher Education	0	2	0	2
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	2	0	2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	2	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	1	0	1
Multicultural Education	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	54	82	4	140

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License

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