Forest Grove, Oregon · Private Non-Profit
Economics at Pacific University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $35,273 school-wide net price, and $60,583 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~5
- Schools with reported signal
- 789
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.6%
- Graduation rate
- 67%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $35,273/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $141,092
- Median debt
- $23,223
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $60,583/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($35,273), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($60,583), and peer averages from 789 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 789 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($14,696 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($1,026 below). Together, those evidence points place Pacific University in the top 96% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 4.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.5% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 1.0% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.5% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 2.8% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Economics accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Pacific University, which is bigger than 17% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 5 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pacific University's average net price is $35,273 per year, about $141,092 over four years. That is $14,696 above the $20,577 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $60,583 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,026 below the $61,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pacific University #761 of 789 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.