Pacific University Student Population

How many students at PU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Pacific University has a total enrollment of 3,427 students, including 1,589 undergraduate and 1,838 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,131 male students (33%) and 2,296 female students (67%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,580 White students (46.1%) and 543 Hispanic students (15.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,589 undergraduate students (46.4%) and 1,838 graduate students (53.6%).
• Class Delivery: 339 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 985 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - PU's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,131 male (33.00%) and 2,296 female (67.00%) students are attending Pacific University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 49.26.

By class level, 1,589 (46.37%) are undergraduate students and 1,838 (53.63%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.79% are male and 57.21% are female, while among graduate students, 24.54% are male and 75.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,580 White, 91 Black, and 505 Asian students out of a total of 3,427 are attending at Pacific University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Pacific University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 72.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, PU has 23 students under 18 years old and 16 students over 65 years old. There are 2,058 students under 25 years old, and 1,369 students over 25 years old out of 3,427 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 23 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. PU has 1,466 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 123 students aged 25 and over.

It has 592 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,246 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Pacific University, 339 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 985 students are enrolled in some online courses.

176 students who live in Oregon or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 163 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,589 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 121 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.61%.110 students have transferred in as full-time status and 11 students transferred in as part-time status.