University of the Pacific
University of the Pacific admitted 71% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1183–1480 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $24,186 a year. Within six years, 73% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 71%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1183–1480
- ACT middle 50%
- 23–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $73,184 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $24,186 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $17,568 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $58,844 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 73%
- Students who return for a second year
- 89%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $88,053 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,204
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 40%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 22%
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Engineering
- 9%
- Computer and information sciences
- 8%
- Health professions
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Muhlenberg College PA · 72% admitted
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County MD · 72% admitted
- College of the Atlantic ME · 70% admitted
- Knox College IL · 71% admitted
- Missouri University of Science and Technology MO · 73% admitted
- Simmons University MA · 70% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.