Private (for-profit)

Pacific College

Costa Mesa, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·pacific-college.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
+53.0pp vs peer
Enrollment
243
peer median 259
Avg net price
$21,941
-$3.9k vs peer
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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

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
25
25 candidates competed
Admitted
14
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

36.0pp gap
Pell recipients
86%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$23,543
$30–48k$19,789
$48–75k$21,438
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,941
-$3,864vs peer median $25,805
Federal loans
72.4%

Academic programs at Pacific College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

148 total
01Health Professions
14799.3%
02Business
10.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
243
12-mo unduplicated
457
Undergraduate
436
Graduate
21

Gender split

Men
15%67
Women
85%390

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
49.8%
Asian
16.8%
Two or more
12.6%
White
9.1%
Black
8.4%
Unknown
2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%

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%243$21,941
Acupuncture and Massage College
14%$34,656
Ambria College of Nursing
123
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
78.3%251$32,285
American Medical Academy
412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
American Medical Sciences Center
365$23,566Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
American National University-Pikeville
444$16,238
Angeles College
603$25,805
ATA Career Education
201$26,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
ATA College-Cincinnati
266$25,439Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
100.0%575
Beckfield College-Florence
2%79.6%536$27,539
California Career College
190Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Kansas City
96.3%198$28,094
Daytona College
191Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Eastern International College-Jersey City
6%69.6%495$23,532
Felbry College
85.4%192$63,922Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
HCI College
47.3%218$29,461
North-West College-San Diego
636$43,043Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Northwestern College
80.6%$24,929
Pacific College of Health and Science
100.0%245
PCI College
149$24,046
Professional Skills Institute
83.1%395$20,237Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
80.0%419
Peer group median10%80.6%259$25,805

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.

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