Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · private, nonprofit · 1,516 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Pacific University field?
Pacific University, in Forest Grove, OR, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division III as a member of the West Coast Conference and the Northwest Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 13 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Pacific University's men's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2024 and as high as 13 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 13. That 2025 roster is well above the West Coast Conference median of 10, by 30%, and in line with the NCAA Division III median of 12. Pacific University lists 1 head coach and 4 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 2.6 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division III median of 5.3, by 51%.
Pacific University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 7 in 2022 and as high as 10 in 2024, and ended 2025 at 9. That 2025 roster is 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 10, and in line with the West Coast Conference median of 9. Pacific University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, 10% below the NCAA Division III median of 5.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Pacific University fund its athletes?
Pacific University reported 585 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 365 men and 220 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
It reported no athletically related student aid for that year, which is what to expect from NCAA Division III: any help with cost here comes through academic or need-based aid, not a tennis scholarship.
Recruiting spending was $57,070 for men's sports and $29,215 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $156 and $133 per athlete.
What is Pacific University like academically?
Pacific University is a small private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 90% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1090.
The full cost of attendance is around $72,374 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $35,273 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 51% of the sticker price on average.
67% of students finish their degree within six years, in the top quarter of colleges nationally and 79% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $60,583, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at Pacific University?
No single field dominates: the largest, Health Professions, is 17% of degrees, with Parks, Recreation & Fitness, Business, Management & Marketing and others close behind.
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (43 degrees)
- Biology, General (42 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (42 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (40 degrees)
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (33 degrees)
- Education, General (26 degrees)
- Education, Other (23 degrees)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research (22 degrees)
- Social Work (15 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (14 degrees)
What is Forest Grove, OR like to live in?
Pacific University sits in Forest Grove, a suburb of a large city of about 26,000 people in Washington County, Oregon.
Household incomes in Forest Grove run close to both the Oregon and national medians, around $81,998 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Oregon, around $464,300 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,393 a month.
Commutes run long, about 30 minutes against a national average near 27, and most people drive, though 7% of workers walk.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 24% under 18.
32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Oregon average of 36%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Pacific University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Pacific University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division III, West Coast Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Pacific University?
- Pacific University is in Forest Grove, OR, in the Far West region of the United States.
- How much does Pacific University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $72,374 a year, and an average net price of $35,273 after grants and scholarships.