University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,204 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 71%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,186per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 71%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $88,05310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
At University of the Pacific, students in most majors are guaranteed to graduate with a bachelor's degree in four years.
Source: Pacific's Four-Year Guarantee | University of the Pacific
University of the Pacific is California's oldest university, founded July 10, 1851, and remains the only Methodist-related university in California.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 71%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1183–1480Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,186full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $73,184sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $58,844Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 71%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 88%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $88,05310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,204Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 40%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 35%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA — admits 88%
- Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA — admits 87%
- University of St Thomas Houston, TX — admits 90%
- Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ — admits 89%
Also worth a look
- University of La Verne La Verne, CA — admits 71%
- California Lutheran University Thousand Oaks, CA — admits 76%
- Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL — admits 74%
- Vanguard University of Southern California Costa Mesa, CA — admits 62%
- Lipscomb University Nashville, TN — admits 68%
- Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA — admits 88%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for University of the Pacific, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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