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Health & pre-med fields at Pacific University

Pacific University graduates about 83 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 131st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#131 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year8318% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1350whole school

Around Pacific University

Douglas C. Strain Science Center at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon
Douglas C. Strain Science CenterPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The copier corner at the Pacific Index at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Or
The Pacific Index-3Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Bates House at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon
Bates House (Pacific University)Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Pioneer Graveyard at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon
Pioneer Graveyard (Pacific University)Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Strain Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 11 · Library 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. The College of New Jersey 72
  2. Calvin University 72
  3. Assumption University 72
  4. University of Maryland Baltimore County 72
  5. Rochester Institute of Technology 72
  6. Illinois Wesleyan University 72
  7. Hendrix College 72
  8. Florida State University 71

Other strong majors at Pacific University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pacific University with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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