Pacific University Healthcare Programs

Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Forest Grove, Oregon. Forest Grove is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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?

With an acceptance rate of 92%, Pacific is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pacific, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $7,826 a year. That adds up to $31,304 over four years for those students.

Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,758 undergraduate students at Pacific, with 1,687 being full-time and 71 being part-time.

There are also 2,050 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,687 full-time undergraduates at Pacific, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	206
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	256
White	794
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	385

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.

Pacific University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Optometry	0	0	91	91
Pharmacy	0	0	77	77
Physician Assistant	0	59	0	59
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	54	54
Occupational Therapy	0	0	39	39
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	38	38
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	0	33	0	33
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	30	0	0	30
General Public Health	29	0	0	29
Speech Pathology & Audiology	0	0	26	26
Athletic Training	0	14	0	14
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	10	0	0	10
Health Care Management	8	0	0	8
Music Therapy	4	0	0	4
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	2	0	0	2
Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	83	108	325	516

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.