Pacific University

Pacific University graduated 6 social work students in the most recent reporting year, placing it #506 of 587 BSW-awarding colleges. Small programs like this one tend to compete on individual attention and placement relationships rather than breadth.

80.1% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (84.5%) than full-time students (74.8%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. Transfer students actually outperform first-time entrants here (89.2% vs 69.7%), which is a good signal if you are coming from a community college.

The average student pays $35,235 a year after grants and scholarships — $4,250 above the $30,985 median across the 5 BSW colleges in Oregon. 31.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.