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Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College is based in the town of Angwin, CA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Seventh Day Adventist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,903

family income
under $30k

$15,897

$30–48k

$18,211

$48–75k

$20,495

$75–110k

$25,182

over $110k

Average net price

$41,0082023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Pacific Union College rose from $23,511 (2008) to $41,008 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,511
2009	$22,365
2010	$21,356
2011	$23,886
2012	$22,788
2013	$22,176
2014	$22,661
2015	$21,296
2016	$20,995
2017	$21,968
2018	$21,835
2019	$21,259
2020	$21,770
2021	$20,638
2022	$20,979
2023	$41,008

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$49,4042024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Pacific Union College rose from $33,521 (2009) to $49,404 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,521
2010	$35,450
2011	$36,748
2012	$37,936
2013	$38,800
2014	$39,564
2015	$40,496
2016	$41,700
2017	$41,331
2018	$42,620
2019	$43,382
2020	$44,714
2021	$45,003
2022	$45,219
2023	$47,244
2024	$49,404

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$14,985
2001	$15,585
2002	$16,335
2003	$17,115
2004	$17,934
2005	$18,990
2006	$20,265
2007	$21,435
2008	$22,695
2013	$27,480
2014	$28,131
2015	$29,064
2016	$28,629
2017	$29,469
2018	$30,060
2019	$30,813
2020	$32,016
2021	$32,103
2022	$33,678
2023	$35,214

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $37,173 before grants and other attendance costs. At Pacific Union College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 805 — Pacific Union College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

58.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Pacific Union College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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58.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Pacific Union College rose from 21.1% (entered 1996) to 58.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	21.1%
1997 cohort	19.8%
1998 cohort	28.1%
1999 cohort	23%
2000 cohort	39.9%
2001 cohort	41.3%
2002 cohort	40.2%
2003 cohort	47.5%
2004 cohort	40.5%
2005 cohort	49.2%
2006 cohort	43.3%
2007 cohort	44.5%
2008 cohort	45.6%
2009 cohort	44.3%
2010 cohort	50.4%
2011 cohort	51.9%
2012 cohort	55%
2013 cohort	56.6%
2014 cohort	51.2%
2015 cohort	39.6%
2016 cohort	46.6%
2017 cohort	51.5%
2018 cohort	58.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,442	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$16,500	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,500	$8,998
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	—	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	—	$9,791
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,912	$8,201
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$7,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$25,063	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$28,555	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,042	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$28,275	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$29,208	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$29,251	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$28,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,834	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$27,000	$13,917
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$27,500	$12,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$52,713

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$61,312

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$70,484

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Pacific Union College admitted 621 of 1,313 applicants in Fall 2024. The 47.3% rate describes that application pool.

47.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,214 tuition · 2023–24 805 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Pacific Union College received 1,313 applications and admitted 621 (47.3%), with 87 enrolling.

Pacific Union College did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Pacific Union College under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

47.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

The share admitted at Pacific Union College declined from 65.5% to 47.3%; this does not establish why. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	65.5%
Fall 2002	97%
Fall 2003	95.6%
Fall 2004	35.4%
Fall 2005	40%
Fall 2006	29%
Fall 2007	75.1%
Fall 2008	76.3%
Fall 2009	71.1%
Fall 2010	39.9%
Fall 2011	46.8%
Fall 2012	47.3%
Fall 2013	50.5%
Fall 2014	47.4%
Fall 2015	45.2%
Fall 2016	46.6%
Fall 2017	50.2%
Fall 2018	49.4%
Fall 2019	53.3%
Fall 2020	59.2%
Fall 2021	57.7%
Fall 2022	48.5%
Fall 2023	42.5%
Fall 2024	47.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1190Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	980	1160
Fall 2003	996	1186
Fall 2007	900	1150
Fall 2008	880	1110
Fall 2009	880	1160
Fall 2010	890	1180
Fall 2011	870	1150
Fall 2012	860	1170
Fall 2013	890	1150
Fall 2014	860	1130
Fall 2015	850	1130
Fall 2016	860	1110
Fall 2017	950	1150
Fall 2018	950	1190
Fall 2019	930	1190
Fall 2020	900	1140
Fall 2022	990	1200
Fall 2023	930	1190

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–24Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	19	27
Fall 2003	21	28
Fall 2007	17	24
Fall 2008	16	24
Fall 2009	18	25
Fall 2010	18	25
Fall 2011	18	25
Fall 2012	18	24
Fall 2013	18	25
Fall 2014	19	27
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	17	25
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	25
Fall 2019	17	25
Fall 2020	17	24
Fall 2022	18	23
Fall 2023	20	24

IPEDS Fall 2002–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

805Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Pacific Union College fell from 1,358 (Fall 2002) to 805 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,358
Fall 2003	1,317
Fall 2004	1,453
Fall 2005	1,439
Fall 2006	1,303
Fall 2007	1,270
Fall 2008	1,201
Fall 2009	1,526
Fall 2010	1,450
Fall 2011	1,487
Fall 2012	1,524
Fall 2013	1,601
Fall 2014	1,583
Fall 2015	1,508
Fall 2016	1,400
Fall 2017	1,181
Fall 2018	1,038
Fall 2019	889
Fall 2020	940
Fall 2021	799
Fall 2022	772
Fall 2023	910
Fall 2024	805

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Pacific Union College rose from 72% (Fall 2003) to 89% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	72%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	72%
Fall 2008 cohort	81%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	75%
Fall 2011 cohort	78%
Fall 2012 cohort	85%
Fall 2013 cohort	79%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	77%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	61%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Pacific Union College

34% of Pacific Union College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Pacific Union College as a primarily residential campus of 805 undergraduates — and 88.6% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Pacific Union College reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 47.3%. Review Pacific Union College's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Pacific Union College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Pacific Union College47.3%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Pacific Union College$37,173

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Pacific Union College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Pacific Union College$70,484

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Pacific Union College, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Pacific Union College	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	47.3%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$37,173	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$70,484	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Pacific Union College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Pacific Union College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$140,542
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$77,121
Business/Commerce, General	$73,035
Social Work	$61,514

These 4 fields listed for Pacific Union College measure earnings after completion. The $70,484 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 38 additional Pacific Union College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Pacific Union College report?

Pacific Union College did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 47.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Pacific Union College's acceptance rate?

47.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 621 admitted from 1,313 applicants.

How much does Pacific Union College cost?

At Pacific Union College, tuition is $37,173. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Pacific Union College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $70,484. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Occidental College — 44.2% admitted
San Diego State University — 36.2% admitted
University of San Diego — 52.4% admitted
San Francisco Conservatory of Music — 54.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.