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University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific is a private campus in Stockton proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at University of the Pacific — 7% of its 3,204 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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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

$17,716

family income
under $30k

$17,411

$30–48k

$20,169

$48–75k

$26,422

$75–110k

$38,104

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$25,4472023–24Skip 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 University of the Pacific has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $30,829 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $25,447.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$23,720
2009	$23,971
2010	$26,306
2011	$27,605
2012	$30,318
2013	$30,202
2014	$30,108
2015	$30,829
2016	$29,171
2017	$25,973
2018	$28,929
2019	$28,380
2020	$17,874
2021	$23,800
2022	$25,926
2023	$25,447

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$71,5152024–25Skip 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 University of the Pacific rose from $45,534 (2009) to $71,515 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$45,534
2010	$46,096
2011	$47,871
2012	$49,827
2013	$52,406
2014	$54,032
2015	$55,473
2016	$56,899
2017	$58,718
2018	$60,487
2019	$63,482
2020	$64,784
2021	$57,004
2022	$64,996
2023	$68,173
2024	$71,515

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
2001	$21,150
2002	$22,180
2003	$23,180
2004	$24,750
2005	$26,088
2006	$27,350
2007	$28,980
2008	$30,880
2013	$39,810
2014	$41,342
2015	$42,934
2016	$44,588
2017	$46,346
2018	$48,164
2019	$49,588
2020	$51,094
2021	$52,352
2022	$53,682
2023	$55,340

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $57,080 before grants and other attendance costs. At University of the Pacific, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,204 undergrads, University of the Pacific is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

69% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of the Pacific 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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69%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 University of the Pacific rose from 62.2% (entered 1991) to 69% (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
1991 cohort	62.2%
1992 cohort	68.2%
1993 cohort	58.9%
1994 cohort	58.9%
1995 cohort	66.7%
1996 cohort	68.6%
1997 cohort	59.9%
1998 cohort	65.1%
1999 cohort	60.7%
2000 cohort	61.8%
2001 cohort	59.5%
2002 cohort	59.6%
2003 cohort	57.2%
2004 cohort	61%
2005 cohort	60.2%
2006 cohort	57.9%
2007 cohort	56.7%
2008 cohort	60.6%
2009 cohort	66%
2010 cohort	68.5%
2011 cohort	70.5%
2012 cohort	73.1%
2013 cohort	70.8%
2014 cohort	70.1%
2015 cohort	69.5%
2016 cohort	73.7%
2017 cohort	67.8%
2018 cohort	69%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$13,412	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,874	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,325	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,753	$9,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,654	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$7,585
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$13,625	$6,933
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,024	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$6,850
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,380	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,125	$10,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,500	$13,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$21,000	$15,109
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,500	$16,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,159	$15,000
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$24,500	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,245	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,500	$10,596
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,500	$12,000

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

$62,672

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$77,059

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$78,445

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

University of the Pacific admitted 5,549 of 7,780 applicants in Fall 2024. The 71.3% rate describes that application pool.

71.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $55,340 tuition · 2023–24 3,204 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1183–14801600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of the Pacific received 7,780 applications and admitted 5,549 (71.3%), with 766 enrolling.

University of the Pacific reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of the Pacific’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 590–710 and Math was 593–770 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1183–1480 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	590	655	710
SAT Math	593	690	770
ACT Composite	23	29	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

71.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	78.3%
Fall 2002	70.7%
Fall 2003	70.5%
Fall 2004	64%
Fall 2005	56.3%
Fall 2006	69.3%
Fall 2007	59.1%
Fall 2008	69.4%
Fall 2009	41.5%
Fall 2010	38.1%
Fall 2011	35.8%
Fall 2012	37.8%
Fall 2013	72.7%
Fall 2014	54.9%
Fall 2015	64.6%
Fall 2016	66%
Fall 2017	64.9%
Fall 2018	63.5%
Fall 2019	65.6%
Fall 2020	70.8%
Fall 2021	79.3%
Fall 2022	93.2%
Fall 2023	94.9%
Fall 2024	71.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1183–1480Fall 2024 · 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 2001	1010	1230
Fall 2002	1050	1260
Fall 2003	1050	1275
Fall 2004	1060	1280
Fall 2005	1080	1300
Fall 2006	1040	1290
Fall 2007	1053	1300
Fall 2008	1030	1290
Fall 2009	1050	1320
Fall 2010	1040	1290
Fall 2011	1050	1318
Fall 2012	1070	1340
Fall 2013	1030	1320
Fall 2014	1038	1313
Fall 2015	1010	1280
Fall 2016	1030	1300
Fall 2017	1070	1330
Fall 2018	1120	1350
Fall 2019	1120	1360
Fall 2020	1080	1340
Fall 2021	1120	1380
Fall 2022	1120	1423
Fall 2023	1160	1420
Fall 2024	1183	1480

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–32Fall 2024 · 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 2001	21	26
Fall 2002	22	26
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	23	28
Fall 2006	22	27
Fall 2007	23	28
Fall 2008	22	28
Fall 2009	23	30
Fall 2010	22	28
Fall 2011	23	29
Fall 2012	23	29
Fall 2013	22	29
Fall 2014	23	30
Fall 2015	22	29
Fall 2016	23	30
Fall 2017	22	30
Fall 2018	22	30
Fall 2019	23	31
Fall 2020	22	30
Fall 2021	24	32
Fall 2022	25	33
Fall 2023	23	31
Fall 2024	23	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, 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

3,204Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at University of the Pacific has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 3,872 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 3,204.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,213
Fall 2003	3,337
Fall 2004	3,446
Fall 2005	3,436
Fall 2006	3,530
Fall 2007	3,456
Fall 2008	3,443
Fall 2009	3,489
Fall 2010	3,740
Fall 2011	3,872
Fall 2012	3,854
Fall 2013	3,869
Fall 2014	3,802
Fall 2015	3,720
Fall 2016	3,474
Fall 2017	3,542
Fall 2018	3,665
Fall 2019	3,585
Fall 2020	3,493
Fall 2021	3,269
Fall 2022	3,266
Fall 2023	3,247
Fall 2024	3,204

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

88%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 University of the Pacific has held near 88% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	85%
Fall 2003 cohort	84%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	84%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	82%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	88%
Fall 2010 cohort	85%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	87%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	88%
Fall 2022 cohort	89%
Fall 2023 cohort	88%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of the Pacific

36.1% of University of the Pacific's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes University of the Pacific as a primarily residential campus of 3,204 undergraduates — and 88.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of the Pacific's SAT section-percentile sums are 1183–1480 — their midpoint is near the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of the Pacific's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

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 University of the Pacific 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

University of the Pacific71.3%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

University of the Pacific$57,080

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

University of the Pacific's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of the Pacific$78,445

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

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University of the Pacific, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of the Pacific	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	71.3%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$57,080	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$78,445	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$171,261
Computer Science	$147,511
Mechanical Engineering	$99,573
Engineering-Related Fields	$92,718
Civil Engineering	$90,510
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$86,150
Biology, General	$83,012
Economics	$79,510
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$77,549
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,025
Human Resources Management and Services	$75,444
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$69,342
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$61,487
Communication and Media Studies	$60,666
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$59,012
Sociology	$58,275
Psychology, General	$52,612
Political Science and Government	$50,827
Music	$43,093

These 19 fields listed for University of the Pacific measure earnings after completion. The $78,445 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 37 additional University of the Pacific fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of the Pacific report?

University of the Pacific's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1183–1480 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of the Pacific's acceptance rate?

71.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,549 admitted from 7,780 applicants.

How much does University of the Pacific cost?

At University of the Pacific, tuition is $57,080. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does University of the Pacific report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $78,445. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Pepperdine University — 62.9% admitted
Point Loma Nazarene University — 83.7% admitted
Otis College of Art and Design — 81.8% admitted
University of Redlands — 82.7% 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.