Pacific College
About
Pacific College is a WSCUC accredited institution located in Costa Mesa, California. It offers programs in nursing, healthcare administration, and business administration. The college provides both undergraduate and graduate degrees, though the founding year is not specified.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 41.6-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 12 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 16.7%
- No Data10 · 83.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 7
- Feb 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2022Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- May 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 174 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 135 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Pacific College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pacific College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pacific College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPacific College | 63% | 56.0% | 243 | $29,363 | — |
Acupuncture and Massage College | 14% | — | — | $34,656 | — |
| Not reported | Open admission | 123 | $17,110 | — | |
| — | 78.3% | 251 | $38,392 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 412 | $12,863 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Open admission | 365 | $21,629 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Open admission | 444 | $17,010 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 603 | $28,639 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 201 | $28,250 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Open admission | 266 | $27,055 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| Not reported | 100.0% | 575 | $13,732 | — | |
| 2% | 79.6% | 536 | $28,133 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 190 | $46,880 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 96.3% | 198 | $29,500 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 191 | $28,706 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| 6% | 69.6% | 495 | $21,111 | — | |
| — | 85.4% | 192 | $57,632 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 47.3% | 218 | $35,425 | — | |
| Too new | Open admission | 636 | $46,503 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 80.6% | — | $24,929 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 245 | $25,176 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 149 | $27,439 | — | |
| — | 83.1% | 395 | $20,721 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 80.0% | 419 | $24,395 | — | |
| Peer group median | 10% | 80.3% | 259 | $27,786 |
Institutions like Pacific College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Pacific College's comparison group.
- Florida
Acupuncture and Massage College
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$34,656 - Illinois
Ambria College of Nursing
Grad rateNot reportedAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment123Net price$17,110View data - Ohio
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate78.3%Enrollment251Net price$38,392View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
American Medical Academy
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment412Net price$12,863View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Medical Sciences Center
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment365Net price$21,629View data - Kentucky
American National University-Pikeville
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment444Net price$17,010View data - California
Angeles College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment603Net price$28,639View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
ATA Career Education
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment201Net price$28,250View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
ATA College-Cincinnati
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment266Net price$27,055View data - Texas
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
Grad rateNot reportedAdmit rate100.0%Enrollment575Net price$13,732View data - Kentucky
Beckfield College-Florence
Grad rate2%Admit rate79.6%Enrollment536Net price$28,133View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
California Career College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment190Net price$46,880View data - Missouri
Concorde Career College-Kansas City
Grad rate—Admit rate96.3%Enrollment198Net price$29,500View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Daytona College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment191Net price$28,706View data - New Jersey
Eastern International College-Jersey City
Grad rate6%Admit rate69.6%Enrollment495Net price$21,111View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Felbry College
Grad rate—Admit rate85.4%Enrollment192Net price$57,632View data - Florida
HCI College
Grad rate—Admit rate47.3%Enrollment218Net price$35,425View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
North-West College-San Diego
Grad rateToo newAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment636Net price$46,503View data - Illinois
Northwestern College
Grad rate—Admit rate80.6%Enrollment—Net price$24,929View data - Illinois
Pacific College of Health and Science
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment245Net price$25,176View data - California
PCI College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment149Net price$27,439View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Professional Skills Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate83.1%Enrollment395Net price$20,721View data - Missouri
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
Grad rate—Admit rate80.0%Enrollment419Net price$24,395View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (5)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityCal Grant ACalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$8,056
- opportunityCal Grant BCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$8,056
- opportunityCal Grant CCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$2,462
- opportunityCal Grant B Access StipendCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$1,648
- opportunityCal Grant C StipendCalifornia Student Aid Commission (CSAC)institution_site$547
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