Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon · Private · 1,516 undergraduates · pacificu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
90%
of 2,909 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1140
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$82,980Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Pacific University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$82,980
a year in 2027-28, from a $82,980 sticker price
What to do with your 970
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (970).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: How to Apply: High School Students | Pacific University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Early Action · January 15, 2027Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
Who gets in
90%
of applicants were admitted: 2,614 of 2,909 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 3.1% of them sent SAT scores and 3.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 900 to 1140
Reading and Writing 420 to 580
Math 450 to 530
ACT composite 15 to 26
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160010%
- 1200 to 139910%
- 1000 to 119920%
- 800 to 99950%
- 600 to 79910%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.70
- 4.026%
- 3.75 to 3.9930%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.249.4%
- 2.50 to 2.996%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$82,980
a year
- Tuition$61,020
- Fees$1,490
- Food and housing$17,510
- Books and supplies$1,090
- Transportation and other$1,870
Pacific University published $79,784 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,328
- $30,001 to $48,000$25,697
- $48,001 to $75,000$23,763
- $75,001 to $110,000$32,119
- Over $110,000$43,253
Financial aid
85%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,686
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
21%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $33,040 on average
- FAFSA
- Not required.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 6/30
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- FAFSA is recommended but not required.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,100Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTHI 270 Global Art History |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 226 Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 226 Calculus I and MATH 227 Calculus II |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 220 General Chemistry I |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 102 Intro to Chinese Language & Culture |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 150 Introduction to Computer Science I |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | CS 121 - Our Digital World |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | ENV 121 Our Global Environment |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 102 Intro French Language & Culture |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GER 102 Intro to German Language & Culture |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 102 Intro to Japanese Language & Culture |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | ENGL 220 Literature and Human Concerns |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 101 Economics of Social Issues |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 102 Economics of Markets & Governments |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUS 111 Music Theory I |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHY 202 Introductory Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHY 204 Introductory Physics II |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 232W Gen Physics I-Workshop Phys I |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 125 Precalculus |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 150 Introduction to Psychology |
| Research | 4 | 4 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 102 Intro to Spanish Language & Culture |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 207 General Elementary Statistics |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$67,497
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Pacific University$77,871
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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