Fresno Pacific University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Fresno Pacific University

Fresno Pacific University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fresno, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,544 students of which 1,909 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Fresno Pacific University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 64.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 21. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,630, with published in-state tuition of $36,660 and a Pell grant recipient share of 58.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,146, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.6%. Graduates earn a median of $58,896 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,422 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 172000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.