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Pacific College is a for-profit located in Costa Mesa, California. Pacific College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Pacific College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,860 10 years after enrolling, 63rd in California, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Pacific College bachelor students earn 13% more than the national average.
Pacific College’s median net annual cost of $29,494 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at Pacific College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$29,494
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 83% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Pacific College is 16% higher than the state average, and 13% above the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At Pacific College, Pell Grant recipients represent 63% of the measured graduating class, 28% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Pacific College graduates within 4 years.
Pacific College is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Pacific College’s economic mobility score of 39.79 is calculated by adjusting the 2.85 economic score of lower-income students by the 63% pell grant recipients within the student body. Pacific College’s EMS of 39.79 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Pacific College pays $29,494 a year, $-29,494 less than the $0 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $29,494
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Pacific College, 85% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $29,494 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 94% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,612. This is 40% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$6,612
Pell grants
$4,774
State grants
$3,009
Pacific College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 71% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 7 applicants, of which 5 were admitted and 4 enrolled. Pacific College doesn't have a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed after a hard admissions deadline.
Pacific College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
90%
59%
First time
12%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
63%
35%
White
16%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
54%
15%
Asian
9%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
10%
12%