University of the Pacific

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

University of the Pacific operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Stockton, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,204 students of which 3,488 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. University of the Pacific is categorized as “17” 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 71.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,346 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $25,447, with published in-state tuition of $57,080 and a Pell grant recipient share of 36.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.5%. Graduates earn a median of $78,445 ten years after enrolling, compared with $62,672 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 161900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.1% 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.