Pacific College of Health and Science
About
The Pacific College of Health and Science is a private for-profit institution focused on traditional medicine and integrative health science education. Founded in 1986, it was originally known as Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. The college's main campus is located in New York.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 479 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.6%) 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 PCHS
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
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.
PCHS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PCHS 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 of Health and Science | 56% | — | 736 | $46,892 | — |
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture | — | — | 39 | — | — |
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences | — | — | 114 | — | — |
American Academy of Health and Wellness | — | — | 29 | — | — |
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med | — | — | 76 | — | — |
American Institute of Alternative Medicine | — | 78.3% | 251 | $32,285 | — |
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | — | — | — | — | — |
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine | — | — | 89 | — | — |
Bastyr University | — | — | 734 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
California Institute of Integral Studies | — | — | 1,874 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Colorado Chinese Medicine University | — | — | 89 | — | — |
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts | — | — | 102 | — | — |
Dongguk University Los Angeles | — | — | 102 | — | — |
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine | — | — | 71 | — | — |
East West College of Natural Medicine | 100% | — | 27 | — | — |
Eastern School of Acupuncture and Traditional Medicine | — | — | 42 | — | — |
Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine | — | — | 150 | — | — |
Florida College of Integrative Medicine | — | — | 54 | — | — |
Institute of Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine | — | — | 61 | — | — |
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture | — | — | 32 | — | — |
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine | — | — | 69 | — | — |
Maryland University of Integrative Health | — | — | 544 | — | — |
MGH Institute of Health Professions | — | — | 1,672 | — | — |
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie | — | — | 30 | — | — |
National University of Health Sciences | — | — | 511 | — | — |
National University of Natural Medicine | — | — | 414 | — | — |
New York College of Health Professions | — | 78.8% | 96 | $42,908 | — |
New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine | — | — | 172 | — | — |
Northeast College of Health Sciences | — | 94.3% | 564 | — | — |
Northwestern Health Sciences University | — | — | 1,101 | $29,794 | — |
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine | — | — | — | — | — |
Pacifica Graduate Institute | — | — | 833 | — | — |
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | — | — | 118 | — | — |
Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine | — | — | 50 | — | — |
South Baylo University | — | — | 198 | — | — |
Southern California University of Health Sciences | — | — | 2,008 | $45,633 | — |
St Catherine University | 61% | 91.8% | 3,651 | $21,563 | Doctoral/Professional |
Texas Health and Science University | — | — | 92 | — | — |
University of Bridgeport | 41% | 83.0% | 3,838 | $24,786 | Doctoral/Professional |
Won Institute of Graduate Studies | — | — | 118 | — | — |
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | — | — | 166 | — | — |
| Peer group median | 59% | 83.0% | 116 | $32,285 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Frequently asked questions about Pacific College of Health and Science
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