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Other name | Pacific University Oregon |
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Former names | Tualatin Academy (1849–1854) North Pacific College of Optometry (1921–1945) |
Motto | Pro Christo et Regno Ejus |
Motto in English | For Christ and His Kingdom |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1849 |
Founder | Tabitha Moffatt Brown & Harvey Clark[1] |
Religious affiliation | United Church of Christ |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
Endowment | $71.4 million (2020)[2] |
President | Jenny Coyle |
Provost | Ann Barr-Gillespie[3] |
Academic staff | 298 full-time and 208 part-time[4] |
Students | 3,559[4] |
Undergraduates | 1,639 [4] |
Postgraduates | 1,920 [4] |
Location | , U.S. 45°31′16″N 123°6′29″W / 45.52111°N 123.10806°W |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Boxer red & Boxer black |
Nickname | Boxers |
Mascot | Boxer |
Website | pacificu |
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Pacific University is a private university in Forest Grove, Oregon. Founded in 1849 as the Tualatin Academy, the original Forest Grove campus is 23 miles (37 km) west of Portland. The university maintains three other campuses in Eugene, Hillsboro, and Woodburn, and has an enrollment of more than 3,000 students.