Pacifica Graduate Institute
About
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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 6 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 50.0%
- No Data3 · 50.0%
- 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.
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
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 4
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2019Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $15.9M 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 188 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.5%) 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 Pacifica Graduate Institute
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
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
Pacifica Graduate Institute vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pacifica Graduate Institute 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 median | 33% | 90.5% | 939 | $31,859 |
Pacifica Graduate Institute Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Vanessa ConteInstitutional Effectiveness Associate
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
Frequently asked questions about Pacifica Graduate Institute
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