Pacific University Trade 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

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Can I Afford Pacific?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Pacific paid $2,204 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$53,174	$53,174
Fees	$1,292	$1,292
Books and Supplies	$1,050	$1,050
On Campus Room and Board	$15,058	$15,058
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,800	$1,800

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 93% of students took out student loans averaging $7,826 a year. That adds up to $31,304 over four years for those students.

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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.

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 11th 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 Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	33	33
Health Care Management	14	14
Other Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	8	8
Physician Assistant	3	3
TOTAL	58	58

Pacific University Trades

In a recent academic period, Pacific University awarded 116 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	3
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	33
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	14
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	0	0	0	8
Total	0	0	0	116

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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