The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 65.50% where the last year rate was 66%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 65.50% where the current academic year rate is 66%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Pacific University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 71% | 76% | 68% |
| 2016-17 | 58% | 57% | 59% |
| 2017-18 | 64% | 53% | 75% |
| 2018-19 | 65% | 58% | 71% |
| 2019-20 | 68% | 63% | 72% |
| 2020-21 | 63% | 57% | 68% |
| 2021-22 | 70% | 63% | 76% |
| 2022-23 | 66% | 57% | 73% |
| 2023-24 | 64% | 55% | 71% |
| 2024-25 | 66% | 60% | 71% |
| Average | 65.50% | 59.90% | 70.40% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 79.30% for full-time students and 20.00% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at PU from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 77% | - |
| 2016-17 | 82% | - |
| 2017-18 | 79% | - |
| 2018-19 | 78% | - |
| 2019-20 | 81% | - |
| 2020-21 | 84% | - |
| 2021-22 | 80% | - |
| 2022-23 | 77% | - |
| 2023-24 | 76% | 100% |
| 2024-25 | 79% | 100% |
| Average | 79.30% | 20.00% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 10.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Pacific University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11:1 |
| 2016-17 | 11:1 |
| 2017-18 | 10:1 |
| 2018-19 | 10:1 |
| 2019-20 | 10:1 |
| 2020-21 | 10:1 |
| 2021-22 | 10:1 |
| 2022-23 | 9:1 |
| 2023-24 | 9:1 |
| 2024-25 | 10:1 |
| Average | 10.00:1 |
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