Private (for-profit)

Pacifica Graduate Institute

Carpinteria, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·pacifica.edu
Enrollment
833
peer median 939
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Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit graduate school with two campuses near Santa Barbara, California. The institute offers masters and doctoral degrees in the fields of clinical psychology, counseling, mythological studies, depth psychology, and the humanities. The institute is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.

Academic programs at Pacifica Graduate Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

254 total
01Psychology
20681.1%
02Liberal Arts
4818.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
833
12-mo unduplicated
956

Gender split

Men
26%247
Women
74%709

Pacifica Graduate Institute vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Pacifica Graduate Institute 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
SubjectPacifica Graduate Institute
833
American University of Health Sciences
50%50.0%473
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
82%100.0%1,222$32,603
Aspen University
27%3,511
Brookline College-Albuquerque
9%560$39,885
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
841
Chamberlain University-Arizona
50%90.9%693$37,002
Chamberlain University-California
0%80.0%751
Chamberlain University-Florida
33%90.9%821$29,539
Chamberlain University-Georgia
50%91.4%1,940$31,471
Chamberlain University-Illinois
42%82.6%32,944$26,933
Chamberlain University-Michigan
100%85.7%629$26,870
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
33%100.0%1,226$36,438
Chamberlain University-Texas
25%83.9%2,270$32,247
Chamberlain University-Virginia
100%90.0%557
Denver College of Nursing
811
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
23%5,585
Miami Regional University
84%84.3%916$28,535
Nightingale College
26%6,036$29,378
Pacific College of Health and Science
786$39,710
Provo College
47%669$30,255
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
1,686
Rocky Vista University
1,903
South University-Tampa
18%752$24,280
South University-West Palm Beach
17%433$20,494
United States University
2,454$21,557
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
4,370
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
548
West Coast University-Los Angeles
31%92.3%2,673$51,992
West Coast University-Miami
33%100.0%961$38,218
West Coast University-Ontario
39%88.1%2,671$49,752
West Coast University-Orange County
60%95.3%4,586$36,836
Peer group median33%90.5%939$31,859

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Pacifica Graduate Institute (15)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Elaine Aron
  • Troy Byer
  • Renée Coleman
  • Selden Edwards
  • Xavier Eikerenkoetter
  • Jacqueline Feather
  • Jennifer Freed
  • Grace Helbig
  • Nadine Macaluso
  • Edmée Pardo Murray
  • Conrad Reeder
  • Jordan Shapiro
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