by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Pacific Union College was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked PUC as #450 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when PUC held the #622 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, PUC is ranked at #78.
The acceptance rate at Pacific Union College is a competitive 58%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
At PUC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Pacific Union College is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Pacific Union College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At PUC this rate is 32%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 955 undergraduates at PUC with 832 being full-time and 123 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $17,031 | $18,340 | $19,029 | $23,674 | $28,066 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PUC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At PUC, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,812 a year. That adds up to $23,248 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at PUC is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Pacific Union College.
Contact details for PUC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Angwin Ave, Angwin, CA 94508-9707 |
| Phone: | 707-965-6313 |
| Website: | https://www.puc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pacificunioncollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/pucnow |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 55 | $92,597 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 12 | NA |
| General Biology | 12 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 10 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 9 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 8 | $31,215 |
| General Psychology | 7 | NA |
| Romance Languages | 6 | NA |
| Social Work | 6 | NA |
| Germanic Languages | 5 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 506 students took at least one online class at Pacific Union College. This is a decrease from the 908 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 506 | 2 |
| 2019-2020 | 908 | 664 |
| 2018-2019 | 71 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 63 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 85 | 12 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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