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.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 100 Title IV programs, 32 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing32 · 32.0%
- No Data68 · 68.0%
- 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
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 19
- Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: OtherCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Apr 2023Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,364 students received $8.2M in Pell grants, alongside $183.3M 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 1,498 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (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 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
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 12
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
- On campus28
- Public property1
Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Jessie Ballantyne Hall1 fireOtherDamage $0-$99
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 |
| 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 88% | 48.0% | 9,728 | $50,959 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 70% | 61.7% | 8,913 | $39,495 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional | |
| Peer group median | 69% | 66.0% | 6,189 | $28,074 |
Institutions like University of the Pacific
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of the Pacific's comparison group.
- Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of La Verne
Grad rate63%Admit rate71.2%Enrollment5,021Net price$26,925View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Biola University
Grad rate68%Admit rate74.3%Enrollment5,434Net price$28,101View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Santa Clara University
Grad rate88%Admit rate48.0%Enrollment9,728Net price$50,959View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
University of San Francisco
Grad rate70%Admit rate61.7%Enrollment8,913Net price$39,495View data - Doctoral/ProfessionalCalifornia
Concordia University-Irvine
Grad rate58%Admit rate66.0%Enrollment3,658Net price$28,046View data
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 page- Mary Lomax-GhirarduzziVice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Bing CaoInstitutional Research Analyst III
- Vida CheaInstitutional Research Analyst II
- Varun GanjiInstitutional Research Database Administrator
- Valerie SeimasInstitutional Research Analyst II
- Jessica BileckiSenior Director of Sustainability
- Kelsey DraisAssistant Director for Sustainability Engagement
- Janice SetserGarden Manager
Common Data Set
University of the Pacific's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
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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