What SAT score do you need for Pacific University? (Middle 50%: 900–1140)
First-year students at Pacific University who sent an SAT scored 900–1140, with a median of 970 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Pacific University admits 90% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Pacific University
First-year students who sent an SAT: 900–1140, median 970
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
Enter your SAT or ACT to see which tier Pacific University is for you and whether to send your score.
Pacific University by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 90%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 900–1140
- Median SAT
- 970
- About on the ACT
- 16–23
- Sent an SAT
- 3%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Pacific University admit rate over 10 years
Applications held near 2,988, and Pacific University's admit rate went from 79% to 90%.
- 79%
- 90%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,988 | 2,676 | 90% |
| 2023 | 2,817 | 2,585 | 92% |
| 2022 | 2,759 | 2,546 | 92% |
| 2021 | 2,266 | 2,063 | 91% |
| 2020 | 2,458 | 2,195 | 89% |
| 2019 | 2,524 | 2,186 | 87% |
| 2018 | 2,491 | 2,125 | 85% |
| 2017 | 2,586 | 2,185 | 84% |
| 2016 | 2,845 | 2,242 | 79% |
| 2015 | 3,004 | 2,374 | 79% |
In fall 2024, 351 of the 2,676 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Pacific University
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 850Far reachHold
- 850–890ReachHold
- 900–960TargetHold
- 970–1130TargetSend
- 1140 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Pacific University SAT sections, ACT and GPA
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 450 | 485 | 530 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 420 | 490 | 580 |
| SAT total | 900 | 970 | 1140 |
| ACT composite | 15 | 17 | 26 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 3% sent an SAT and 3% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.70
- 99% of new students reported one
Pacific University cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $35,273
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 67%
- Median earnings
- $60,583
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 1,645
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Pacific University
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX · 90% admitted880–1050, median 970
- Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, ID · 88% admitted890–1070, median 970
- Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL · 90% admitted870–1120, median 990
- Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, LA · 93% admitted910–1110, median 980
- Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX · 91% admitted890–1080, median 990
- California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA · 85% admitted860–1150, median 980
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Sources
- Pacific University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Pacific University website
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