Private (for-profit)

Pacific College

Costa Mesa, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·pacific-college.edu
Acceptance
56.0%
-24.3pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
63%
+53.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
243
peer median 259
Avg net price
$29,363
+$1.6k vs peer
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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.

Applied
25
25 candidates competed
Admitted
14
56.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
8
57.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
63%+53.0pp vs peer

Pell equity

41.6pp gap
Pell recipients
86%6 of 7
Non-Pell (all)
44%4 of 9
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%2 of 4
No Federal Aid
40%2 of 5

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.

Total programs
12
Passing
2
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing2 · 16.7%
  • No Data10 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
10

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.

2
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+86.1%
$67,162 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+266.2%
$132,148 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$18,972 debt · $67,162 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2016Next review Feb 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1998Next review Apr 2018

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 7

  1. Feb 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Oct 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  5. Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$29,386
$30–48k$29,331
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$29,363
+$1,577vs peer median $27,786
Federal loans
44.3%

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
174
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,130,092 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
441 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$953K
209 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
214 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$192K
10 loan awards
Parent PLUS$343K
8 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
135
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
7.4%
2017
6.4%
2018
8.7%
2019
0.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Pacific College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

136 total completions
01Health Professions
13599.3%
02Business
10.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
243
12-mo unduplicated
375
Undergraduate
346
Graduate
29

Gender split

Men
17%62
Women
83%313

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
46.7%
Asian
15.1%
Black
14.7%
White
11.6%
Two or more
6.2%
Unknown
5.3%
Non-resident
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.37
1 offenses · 297 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
4

Pacific College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Pacific College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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 reportedOpen admission123$17,110
78.3%251$38,392
Open admission412$12,863Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Open admission365$21,629Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Open admission444$17,010
Open admission603$28,639
Open admission201$28,250Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Open admission266$27,055Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Not reported100.0%575$13,732
2%79.6%536$28,133
Open admission190$46,880Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
96.3%198$29,500
Open admission191$28,706Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
6%69.6%495$21,111
85.4%192$57,632Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
47.3%218$35,425
Too newOpen admission636$46,503Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
80.6%$24,929
100.0%245$25,176
Open admission149$27,439
83.1%395$20,721Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
80.0%419$24,395
Peer group median10%80.3%259$27,786

Institutions like Pacific College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Pacific College's comparison group.

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.

Frequently asked questions about Pacific College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pacific College.

What is the acceptance rate at Pacific College?

Pacific College's acceptance rate is 56.0% (14 admitted from 25 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Pacific College?

Pacific College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Pacific College?

Pacific College reports a total enrollment of 243 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Pacific College?

The average net price at Pacific College is $29,363 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Pacific College?

Pacific College's yield rate is 57.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Pacific College located?

Pacific College is located in Costa Mesa, California 92626-3402.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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