10-yr median earnings
$20,902
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Mangilao, Guam
Pacific Islands University
Pacific Islands University is a private nonprofit institution in Mangilao, Guam. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $20,902
- 10-yr median earnings
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
- $9,334
- Avg net price / yr
- 50.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Pacific Islands University pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 4th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- 50.0%
- 150%-time completion
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Pacific Islands University 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 ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), 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
D
College Value Score
48/100
Pacific Islands University
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 F
$20,902
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,334
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
50.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
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
$9,334
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
50.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 50.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Pacific Islands University 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 Islands University 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 Islands University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$20,902 4th percentile higher than 4% 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 Islands University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,902 | #4898 of 5103 | 4th |
| Average net price | $9,334 | #1023 of 5020 | 80th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 50.0% | #2985 of 4858 | 39th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 61 | #4772 of 5462 | 13th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
61
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
50.0%
150%-time completion
$20,902
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Pacific Islands University ranks in Guam
State rank among 5 reporting Guam colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Pacific Islands University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $20,902 | #5 of 5 | 0th |
| Average net price | $9,334 | #5 of 6 | 17th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 50.0% | #1 of 6 | 83rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 61 | #6 of 6 | 0th |
Highest former-student earnings in Guam
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Guam | $35,946 | $8,598 |
| 2 | Palau Community College | $29,898 | $2,787 |
| 3 | Guam Community College | $27,820 | $4,106 |
| 4 | College of Micronesia-FSM | $24,651 | $6,789 |
| 5 | Pacific Islands UniversityThis school | $20,902 | $9,334 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,203 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $7,516 |
| Average Net Price | $9,334 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $9,334 |
100.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Pacific Islands University swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,434 to $17,631 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -55.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$5,434
Highest year
$17,631
Most recent (2023)
$6,746
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $15,2892023 · $6,746
Over the same years, enrollment went -22.5% (71 → 55 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
White 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino 3.3%
Pacific Islander 63.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.3%
Student body at a glance
53.0%
Female
39.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 50.0% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $20,902 |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Pacific Islands University? ▼
Pacific Islands University is a private nonprofit institution in Mangilao, Guam. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 61 students.
How much do Pacific Islands University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Pacific Islands University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $20,902 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates.
How much does Pacific Islands University cost? ▼
The average net price at Pacific Islands University is $9,334. In-state tuition is $7,203 and out-of-state tuition is $7,516.
What is the graduation rate at Pacific Islands University? ▼
Pacific Islands University has a 50.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 100.0%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. 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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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.