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University of the Pacific Data & Information Overview

333 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
79% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of the Pacific Ranked?

#250 Best Colleges in Nation
#40 Best Colleges in CA
Athletic Training Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

University of the Pacific was awarded 333 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is athletic training.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Pacific as #250 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Pacific held the #292 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, Pacific is ranked at #40.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Pacific?

79% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
29% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of the Pacific has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Pacific submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of the Pacific  ( 560 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of the Pacific  ( 560 to 700 )
200
800
Pacific received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 24 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for University of the Pacific  ( 24 to 32 )
1
36

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University of the Pacific Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
53% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, University of the Pacific is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of the Pacific is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  53 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of the Pacific

84% Freshmen Retention
47% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

University of the Pacific has a freshmen retention rate of 84%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  84 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Pacific the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 47%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  47 out of 100
0
100

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University of the Pacific Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,412 Full-Time Undergraduates
69.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,524 undergraduates at Pacific with 3,412 being full-time and 112 being part-time.

How Much Does University of the Pacific Cost?

$28,380 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
$24,780 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Pacific is $28,380. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Pacific

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$22,792 $23,162 $25,543 $29,823 $39,420

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 Pacific, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Pacific, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $6,195 a year. That adds up to $24,780 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pacific is 1.7%. 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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How Much Money Do Pacific Graduates Make?

$74,214 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Pacific with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $74,214 in their early years. That's great news for Pacific students since it is 75% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of the Pacific

California State
3,412 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
University of the Pacific is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Stockton, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Pacific are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211-0197
Phone: 209-946-2011
Website: www.pacific.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-the-Pacific/28972094743
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/UOPacific

University of the Pacific Majors

69 Majors With Completions
850 Undergraduate Degrees
1,242 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 69 majors graduated from University of the Pacific. Of these students, 850 received undergraduate degrees and 1,242 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Biology 118 NA
Business Administration & Management 99 $47,184
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 85 NA
Health & Physical Education 70 $29,435
General Psychology 34 $24,472
Computer Science 32 $58,076
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 24 NA
Communication & Media Studies 22 NA
Economics 22 NA
Communication Sciences 21 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of the Pacific along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Pacific

0% Take At Least One Class Online
0% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 24 students took at least one online class at University of the Pacific. This is an increase from the 15 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 24 24
2019-2020 15 15
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 0 0
2016-2017 0 0

Learn more about online learning at University of the Pacific.

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Notes and References

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.

References

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