Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution that is located at Forest Grove, Oregon and was set up in the year 1849 by United Church of Christ (UCC)as the Tualatin Academy. The university maintains three other campuses in the cities of Eugene, Hillsboro, and Woodburn.
In 1896 the Pacific receives a bronze Chinese statue as a gift. It soon becomes a college icon, called Boxer.1968 the Boxer officially replaces the badger as the school mascot. university's motto is-For Christ and His Kingdom. The university is accreditated and is recognized by the National Commission On Colleges and Universities(NWCCU).
Pacific University is a private university located in Forest Grove, OR. Tabitha Moffatt Brown & Rev. Harvey Clark[1] founded Pacific University in 1849. The motto of the Pacific University is Pro Christo et Regno Ejus and its official colors are boxer red & boxer black. The total enrolment stands at 3,893 students at Pacific University. Around 1,876 and 2017 students take admission in various undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the university. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 350 faculty. At Pacific University, around 91% of the students are 24 and under. And, when it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 64% of the students are females and 36% are males. Finally, at PU around 48% are white, 16% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 12% belong to two or more races. The college has produced several notable alumni including Harvey W. Scott, Nancy Wilson, Rick Dancer, and Les AuCoin in its 171 years of existence. Pacific University's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division III – Northwest Conference. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, PU offers around 196 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by ACPE (American Council on Pharmaceutical Education), AOA (American Optometric Association), AOTA (American Occupational Therapy Association), and APA (American Psychological Association). Pacific University has around $71 million (2019) in endowment.
