University of the Pacific
About
University of the Pacific is a private, historically Methodist-affiliated university with its main campus in Stockton, California, United States, and graduate campuses in San Francisco and Sacramento. It was the first university chartered in the state of California (1851), the first independent coeducational campus in California, and the first conservatory of music and first medical school on the West Coast.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Academic programs at University of the Pacific
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
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of the Pacific vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of the Pacific 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of the Pacific | 69% | — | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
Santa Clara University | 88% | 48.0% | 9,728 | $50,959 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of San Francisco | 70% | 61.7% | 8,913 | $39,495 | Doctoral/Professional |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
| Peer group median | 69% | 66.0% | 6,189 | $28,074 |
University of the Pacific Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research office serves the university by investigating the processes of higher education, providing analytical data management, meeting both internal and external information reporting needs, and supporting decision making.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set (5)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of University of the Pacific (17)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Arthur A. DugoniAcademia
- Alex SpanosBusiness
- Dean SpanosBusiness
- Alan AutryEntertainment
- Dave BrubeckEntertainment
- Jamie Lee CurtisEntertainment
- Chris IsaakEntertainment
- Greg AghazarianGovernment and politics
- Duke AionaGovernment and politics
- Arif AlviGovernment and politics
- Mark AmodeiGovernment and politics
- Ted OlsonGovernment and politics
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