University of the Northwest (Pacific University)

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,465
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 42%
From Region 25%
Athletes 585 (40.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
Hispanic 20%
Asian 14%
Mixed 14%
Native American 4%
Black 3%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of the Northwest (Pacific University) 378 42% 47% 14% 1% 17% 2% $63,063 19 -0.09 35 94%
Computer Science 5 +2 60% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $98,123 21 -0.78 90 100% — — — —
Data Science 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,641 2 -1.84 55 — — — — —
Chemistry 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,018 64 +0.14 61 96% — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 100% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $67,519 25 -0.67 47 — — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $74,517 21 -0.65 64 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,351 20 -0.67 63 — — — — —
Physics Studies 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $74,387 20 -0.66 64 — — — — —
Bioinformatics — — — — — — — — $61,435 11 -0.90 31 — — — — —
Biology 29 — 38% 45% 28% 0% 10% 0% $59,801 19 -0.77 27 87% — — — —
Environmental Science 12 — 50% 42% 33% 0% 17% 8% $44,151 2 -1.82 4 95% — — — —
Environmental Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,151 2 -1.82 4 95% — — — —
Dental Hygiene 32 — 12% 38% 44% 0% 19% 0% $74,393 68 +0.37 64 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 51 — 45% 47% 12% 2% 18% 0% $68,486 77 +0.78 50 94% — — — —
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs — — — — — — — — $70,587 19 -0.74 55 — — — — —
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions 12 — 42% 33% 25% 0% 0% 33% $70,781 20 -0.72 56 — — — — —
Public Health 13 — 23% 38% 15% 8% 31% 0% $56,458 20 -0.81 18 96% — — — —
Accounting 7 — 86% 43% 14% 0% 29% 0% $78,578 32 -0.55 71 — — — — —
Business Administration 41 +1 73% 61% 7% 5% 7% 2% $74,002 56 -0.19 63 91% — — — —
Economics — +1 — — — — — — $74,475 16 -0.88 64 — — — — —
Health Administration — — — — — — — — $73,933 79 +0.39 63 93% — — — —
Sports Management 15 +2 93% 47% 0% 0% 7% 0% $68,486 80 +0.76 50 94% — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +1 20% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $48,969 34 -0.42 7 — — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,055 48 -0.18 18 — — — — —
French 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,653 44 -0.21 17 — — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,406 50 -0.15 16 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,292 64 +0.09 23 — — — — —
Japanese 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $55,592 44 -0.22 17 — — — — —
Literature 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,078 47 -0.16 9 — — — — —
Philosophy — +1 — — — — — — $52,149 24 -0.70 11 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,305 22 -0.76 9 — — — — —
Spanish — +4 — — — — — — $55,276 42 -0.25 16 — — — — —
Anthropology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,345 41 -0.32 12 — — — — —
International Affairs 3 +2 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,543 17 -0.69 26 — — — — —
Journalism 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,285 14 -1.01 12 — — — — —
Political Science 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,974 19 -0.83 30 — — — — —
Psychology 31 +4 10% 45% 13% 0% 10% 3% $54,023 47 -0.16 14 97% — — — —
Social Work 4 — 25% 50% 25% 0% 0% 0% $53,263 46 +0.00 12 — — — — —
Sociology 5 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 20% 20% $52,002 34 -0.44 10 — — — — —
Sports Communication 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,139 20 -0.82 12 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $53,043 13 -0.84 12 — — — — —
Education 18 — 22% 50% 17% 0% 11% 0% $55,485 54 +0.05 16 88% — — — —
Education 16 — 25% 44% 0% 0% 50% 0% $47,652 14 -0.87 6 97% — — — —
Art History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,400 25 -0.65 3 — — — — —
Dance 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $46,763 76 +0.50 5 — — — — —
Digital Arts 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,358 48 -0.22 11 — — — — —
Film Production 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,842 15 -0.76 3 — — — — —
Graphic Design 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,492 42 -0.20 21 — — — — —
Music 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,213 51 +0.05 5 — — — — —
Music Education 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $54,369 85 +0.82 14 — — — — —
Music Performance — +1 — — — — — — $47,199 51 +0.05 5 — — — — —
Music Therapy 9 — 22% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $80,196 100 +3.59 73 97% — — — —
Studio Art 1 +1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $43,145 35 -0.39 3 — — — — —
Theater 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $42,072 42 -0.13 3 — — — — —
Theatre Arts — — — — — — — — $43,176 50 +0.02 3 — — — — —
Criminology 9 +1 56% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,642 53 -0.04 26 100% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $60,320
ROI Percentile 35th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.6% 108 32% 42% 23% 2% 18% 4% $69,043 17 +0.30 51 95% —
Business & Economics 16.7% 63 79% 56% 6% 3% 10% 2% $73,197 35 -0.00 61 92% —
Social Sciences 14.0% 53 23% 43% 9% 0% 11% 4% $54,367 32 -0.32 14 97% —
Education 9.0% 34 24% 47% 9% 0% 29% 0% $51,799 37 -0.38 10 92% —
Arts 7.7% 29 31% 45% 3% 0% 28% 0% $58,425 76 +1.13 23 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.7% 29 38% 45% 28% 0% 10% 0% $59,801 17 -0.77 27 87% —
Humanities 5.3% 20 45% 60% 0% 0% 20% 5% $52,738 37 -0.28 11 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.7% 14 43% 50% 29% 0% 14% 7% $44,151 1 -1.82 4 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.9% 11 91% 64% 9% 0% 9% 0% $71,513 30 -0.45 57 96% —
Professional 2.4% 9 56% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $59,642 25 -0.04 26 100% —
Computer Science 2.1% 8 50% 50% 12% 0% 25% 0% $87,817 14 -1.18 82 100% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $4.6M #166 27% $0.3M — — — —
Education $1.9M #181 87% $0 7 #364 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.6M #371 4% $0 10 #233 32 —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #452 72% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #423 5% $0 1 #231 6 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #242 85% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $7.9M #332 42% $0.3M 18 #401 38 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 133 $777K $777K $0
Basketball 66 $327K $327K $0
Baseball 58 $335K $335K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $43K $43K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 49 $43K $43K $0
Soccer 34 $149K $149K $0
Wrestling 19 $101K $101K $0
Cross Country 18 $56K $56K $0
Tennis 13 $112K $112K $0
Golf 9 $58K $58K $0
Swimming 2 $60K $60K $0
Total 365 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Softball 35 $219K $219K $0
Soccer 34 $154K $154K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 32 $34K $34K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 32 $37K $37K $0
Volleyball 32 $221K $221K $0
Basketball 26 $264K $264K $0
Lacrosse 17 $154K $154K $0
Rowing 16 $120K $120K $0
Wrestling 12 $80K $80K $0
Swimming 9 $81K $81K $0
Tennis 9 $116K $116K $0
Cross Country 8 $46K $46K $0
Golf 8 $55K $55K $0
Total 220 $1.6M $1.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 133 $777K $777K $0
Basketball 92 $591K $591K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 82 $80K $80K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 81 $77K $77K $0
Soccer 68 $304K $304K $0
Baseball 58 $335K $335K $0
Softball 35 $219K $219K $0
Volleyball 32 $221K $221K $0
Wrestling 31 $181K $181K $0
Cross Country 26 $103K $103K $0
Tennis 22 $229K $229K $0
Golf 17 $114K $114K $0
Lacrosse 17 $154K $154K $0
Rowing 16 $120K $120K $0
Swimming 11 $142K $142K $0
Total 585 $5.2M $5.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 91% 91% 91%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 10%
SAT Range 900 – 1240
SAT Math Range 420 – 610
SAT RW Range 480 – 630