Pacific Oaks College
About
Pacific Oaks College is a private college with its main campus in Pasadena, California. The college draws on Quaker principles and focuses on social justice. It offers full and part-time undergraduate and graduate courses at Pacific Oaks' California campuses as well as online. Pacific Oaks also operates a children's school that has been in operation since 1945.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 24 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 18 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 25.0%
- No Data18 · 75.0%
- 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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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
Action history · 4
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Dec 2019Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Apr 2018Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 247 students received $1.0M in Pell grants, alongside $20.7M 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 549 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (0.9%) 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 Oaks 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
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 Oaks College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pacific Oaks 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 Oaks College | — | — | 1,068 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Alliant International University-San Diego | 22% | 0.0% | 4,530 | — | Doctoral/Professional |
Antioch University-Los Angeles | — | — | 910 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Chapman University | 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research |
Hope International University | 49% | 33.0% | 1,025 | $27,653 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Los Angeles Pacific University | 17% | — | 1,881 | $20,170 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Marymount University | 54% | 93.2% | 4,060 | $25,153 | Doctoral/Professional |
National University | 50% | 54.5% | 22,115 | $31,058 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Occidental College | 81% | 44.2% | 1,881 | $39,329 | Baccalaureate |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Massachusetts Global | — | 92.9% | 8,996 | $31,601 | Doctoral/Professional |
Vanguard University of Southern California | 57% | 62.4% | 2,246 | $19,761 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Woodbury University | 60% | 81.6% | 849 | $28,248 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 57% | 65.4% | 3,153 | $27,653 |
Pacific Oaks College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
This is the homepage for the Pacific Oaks College, specifically the Institutional Research department, providing links mainly revolving around faculty, admissions, and student resources. There is a contact phone number and physical address listed. Limited specific information about the Institutional Research office's mission or team is available.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryPacific Oaks College Institutional Research GlossaryThe provided text does not contain specific terms or definitions typically found in a glossary. Instead, it appears to be a navigation guide or a listing of informational sections related to Pacific Oaks College's Institutional Research department, describing various aspects of the institution such as faculty, admissions, resources, and policies. It outlines service areas and contact information but lacks detailed explanations or definitions of institutional research terms.pacificoaks.edu
Notable alumni of Pacific Oaks College (2)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Antonia Darder
- Bre Pettis
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