Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares PU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon.
The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon average (1,380 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Pacific University3,4271,5891,838
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oregon1,380917639
The below chart compares the student population between Pacific University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,131 male and 2,296 female students attending PU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.49 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at PU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,5891,468121
Men68063644
Women90983277
Population by Gender/Attending Status at PU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,8381,629209
Men45140744
Women1,3871,222165

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,580 White students (46.10%) and 543 Hispanic students (15.84%) at Pacific University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Pacific University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pacific University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native725
Asian20681125
Black or African American472621
Hispanic310119191
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander503317
White665278387
Two or More Races218108110
Race/Ethnicity Unknown542232
Total 1,589680909
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Pacific University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15510
Asian29976223
Black or African American441034
Hispanic23357176
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander15411
White915219696
Two or More Races902961
Race/Ethnicity Unknown972473
Total 1,8384511,387

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,058 students whose age under twenty five and 613 students whose age is over thirty years old at Pacific University.
Especially, 23 students are younger than eighteen and 16 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Pacific University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Pacific University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,589 680909
Under 1823 914
18-19663 303360
20-21611 262349
22-24169 7594
25-2963 1548
30-3424 519
35-3911 38
40-4922 517
50-642 20
65 and over1 10
Total 1,589 680909
Population by Student Age at Pacific University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,838 4511,387
18-192 11
20-2139 633
22-24551 123428
25-29693 165528
30-34215 75140
35-39128 4286
40-49132 29103
50-6463 954
65 and over15 114
Total 1,838 4511,387

Online Student Population

At Pacific University, 1,324 students (38.63% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 339 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 176 students live in Oregon where Pacific University is located in and 154 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total3,4271,5891,838
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes33963276
Enrolled Some in Online Classes985482503
Not Enrolled in Online Classes2,1031,0441,059
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)33963276
Oregon Residents17640136
Other State in U.S.15422132
Outside of U.S.918
Unknown000