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Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR 1,516 Undergrads 71.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$72,374
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$35,273
After Aid
Median Earnings
$62,363
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$35,273
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$62,363
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate71.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.6%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time95.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
89.6%
SAT Avg
1,090
SAT Reading
25th: 48060075th: 630
SAT Math
25th: 42060075th: 610
ACT Composite
25th: 182375th: 29
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$555k
+$88k
+$70k
Median Cost$35k/yr
+$428k
-$39k
-$57k
Full Cost$72k/yr
+$294k
-$173k
-$190k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$35k/yr
Never
-45%
Full Cost$72k/yr
Never
-73%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-45%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-77%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$26,485
Earnings (4yr)
$53,092
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
BachCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,696
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (2yr)
$28,598
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$332k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
BachCIP: 0999
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,384
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$105,018
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,029
Natl Median: $55,556
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$22,500
Earnings (4yr)
$78,641
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1603
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
BachCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$53,333
Natl Median: $49,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,880
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,421
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$370k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$234k
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
BachCIP: 3000
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$47,202
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physical Sciences, General
BachCIP: 4001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,944
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,208
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$254k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$26,372
Earnings (4yr)
$62,484
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$55,116
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
BachCIP: 5123
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,194
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
-$363k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology and Anthropology
BachCIP: 4513
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,959
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,348
Earnings (4yr)
$56,053
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Sustainability Studies
BachCIP: 3033
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,887
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,674
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Master's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$148,580
Earnings (4yr)
$128,605
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
+$424k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$44,500
Earnings (4yr)
$92,510
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$110k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$101,251
Earnings (4yr)
$81,207
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$92,127
Earnings (4yr)
$72,584
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Education, Other
MastCIP: 1399
Median Debt
$44,429
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,348
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$50,000
Earnings (4yr)
$100,098
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$176k
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
MastCIP: 2609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
MastCIP: 2313
Median Debt
$57,621
Earnings (4yr)
$46,651
Natl Median: $55,035
Lifetime Value Added
-$304k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$70,328
Earnings (4yr)
$66,596
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$51,166
Earnings (4yr)
$62,047
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$39,568
Earnings (4yr)
$58,746
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Graduate Certificates
Gerontology
Gr-CertCIP: 3011
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,464
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Gr-CertCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Doctoral Degrees
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$256,017
Earnings (4yr)
$108,345
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
DocCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$177,722
Earnings (4yr)
$103,070
Natl Median: $88,343
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Optometry
DocCIP: 5117
Median Debt
$205,643
Earnings (4yr)
$136,799
Natl Median: $133,744
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
DocCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$216,605
Earnings (4yr)
$151,842
Natl Median: $136,696
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
DocCIP: 5123
Median Debt
$144,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,383
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.