10-yr median earnings
$70,064
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Costa Mesa, California
Pacific College
Pacific College is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 71.1%
- 150%-time completion
- $29,363
- Avg net price / yr
- $70,064
- 10-yr median earnings
- 56.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Pacific College pairs top-10% former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 7%
- former-student earnings, US
- 56.0%
- acceptance rate
- 71.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Pacific College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Pacific College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$70,064
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,363
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
71.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$22,469
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
55.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,363
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
71.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 71.1%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pacific College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Pacific College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Pacific College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$70,064 Top 7% higher than 93% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Pacific College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $70,064 | #376 of 5103 | 93rd |
| Average net price | $29,363 | #4423 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.1% | #1313 of 4858 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 225 | #3538 of 5462 | 35th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
225
Undergraduate enrollment
56.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
71.1%
150%-time completion
$70,064
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Pacific College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Pacific College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $70,064 | #63 of 493 | 87th |
| Average net price | $29,363 | #384 of 495 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.1% | #163 of 483 | 66th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 225 | #350 of 553 | 37th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 63 | Pacific CollegeThis school | $70,064 | $29,363 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 56.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $29,363 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $29,386 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $29,331 |
28.0%
Pell Grant Rate
44.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$22,469
Median Debt
$238/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what Pacific College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +21.3% over 10 years, from $18,086 to $21,941 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,0862023 · $21,941
Over the same years, enrollment went +2.9% (277 → 285 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
90.2%
Female
63.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$62,792
Median Earnings (6yr)
73.1%
Earning Over $25K
55.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 71.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $62,792 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $70,064 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 73.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 55.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $22,469 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $238/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 1 | 1 | $132,148 | $132,148 | - |
| Associate's | 1 | 102 | $67,162 | $67,162 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's | 1 | $132,148 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Associate's | 102 | $67,162 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 8 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Pacific College? ▼
Pacific College is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, California. The acceptance rate is 56.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 225 students.
How much do Pacific College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pacific College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $70,064 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $62,792.
How much does Pacific College cost? ▼
The average net price at Pacific College is $29,363.. Median student debt at graduation is $22,469.
What is the graduation rate at Pacific College? ▼
Pacific College has a 71.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Pacific College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Pacific College is $22,469, while former students earn a median of $70,064 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 55.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $238.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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