Pacific Union College
About
Pacific Union College (PUC) is a private Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college in Angwin, California. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, and the twelfth oldest institution of higher education in California. As a coeducational residential college with an almost exclusively undergraduate student body, most of those who attend the college are four-year students living on campus.
Admissions funnel
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 60.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
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.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pacific Union College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Pacific Union 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 Union College | 58% | 47.3% | 974 | $20,979 | Baccalaureate |
Alaska Pacific University | 42% | 96.5% | 593 | $18,976 | Baccalaureate |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
Bushnell University | 56% | 67.3% | 761 | $23,520 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
California Baptist University | 62% | 84.9% | 11,902 | $27,384 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
California Lutheran University | 70% | 75.7% | 3,351 | $26,433 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Chaminade University of Honolulu | 65% | 91.4% | 2,709 | $28,061 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
City University of Seattle | 0% | — | 2,007 | $35,049 | Doctoral/Professional |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Corban University | 61% | 93.9% | 1,029 | $25,525 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Dominican University of California | 78% | 83.5% | 1,900 | $50,218 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Fresno Pacific University | 50% | 64.1% | 2,879 | $14,317 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
George Fox University | 72% | 93.5% | 4,916 | $29,981 | Doctoral/Professional |
Golden Gate University | — | — | 3,098 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Gonzaga University | 86% | 81.7% | 7,470 | $36,371 | Doctoral/Professional |
Heritage University | 52% | — | 937 | $11,893 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
La Sierra University | 58% | 91.5% | 1,574 | $26,217 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Lewis & Clark College | 75% | 78.5% | 3,504 | $36,084 | Baccalaureate |
Life Pacific University | 38% | 95.8% | 621 | $22,343 | Baccalaureate |
Linfield University | 70% | 85.2% | 1,709 | $27,341 | Baccalaureate |
Mount Saint Mary's University | 48% | 73.1% | 2,312 | $25,009 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
National University | 50% | 54.5% | 22,115 | $31,058 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Northeastern University Oakland | 62% | 16.7% | 640 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Notre Dame de Namur University | 7% | 99.9% | 306 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pacific Lutheran University | 69% | 78.0% | 2,797 | $21,370 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pacific Oaks College | — | 34.4% | 1,068 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pacific University | 67% | 89.6% | 3,427 | $35,350 | Doctoral/Professional |
Pitzer College | 83% | 25.2% | 1,242 | $31,663 | Baccalaureate |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Saint Martin's University | 52% | 89.8% | 1,390 | $22,618 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Saint Mary's College of California | 70% | 86.5% | 2,734 | $31,198 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Scripps College | 83% | 38.3% | 1,137 | $38,802 | Baccalaureate |
Seattle Pacific University | 62% | 83.4% | 2,261 | $24,820 | Doctoral/Professional |
Simpson University | 49% | 86.0% | 992 | $27,923 | Baccalaureate |
Thomas Aquinas College | 84% | 83.1% | 566 | $25,032 | Baccalaureate |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Puget Sound | 68% | 72.2% | 1,864 | $38,920 | Baccalaureate |
University of Redlands | 67% | 82.7% | 3,087 | $22,867 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of the Pacific | 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
Walla Walla University | 58% | 50.8% | 1,426 | $23,992 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Warner Pacific University | 49% | 71.1% | 378 | $18,818 | Baccalaureate |
Westmont College | 70% | 77.0% | 1,310 | $32,926 | Baccalaureate |
Whitman College | 81% | 38.1% | 1,561 | $35,506 | Baccalaureate |
Whittier College | 60% | 80.8% | 795 | $29,871 | Baccalaureate |
Whitworth University | 71% | 89.8% | 2,314 | $25,884 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Willamette University | 71% | 77.1% | 2,180 | $23,663 | Baccalaureate |
William Jessup University | 56% | 93.3% | 1,865 | $25,300 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Woodbury University | 60% | 81.6% | 849 | $28,248 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| Peer group median | 62% | 81.2% | 1,900 | $26,925 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning advances institutional effectiveness and student success by promoting a data-driven culture that supports assessment, planning, and informed decision-making.
Visit IR office page- Maureen PakalapatiDirector of Institutional Research
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Amanda BarnesEducation
- Jarrod DentonArchitecture
- Peter HanMedicine
- Nephtali MarinFilm
- Dr. Carlyn FerrariLiterature
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