Pacific Union College

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Seventh-day Adventist
Population 150,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 155 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,050 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 292 (91% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 737
Men / Women 38% / 62%
Athletes 136 (19.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 31%
Asian 22%
White 16%
Mixed 14%
Black 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Pacific Union College 124 33% 19% 27% 4% 28% 0% $88,482 87 +1.07 89 96% 3.2%
Data Science 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,952 8 -1.46 82 — — — — —
Chemistry — — — — — — — — $73,485 67 +0.18 77 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 50% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $72,721 58 +0.11 76 — — — — —
Biology 7 — 29% 14% 43% 0% 0% 0% $70,018 69 +0.41 72 — — — — —
Biophysics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,074 58 +0.14 76 — — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $73,969 62 +0.22 77 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,152 63 +0.19 52 — — — — —
Emergency Medical Services 4 — 75% 25% 25% 25% 25% 0% $71,610 66 +0.22 74 — — — — —
International Public Health 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,316 77 +0.57 74 — — — — —
Kinesiology 4 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 75% 0% $60,562 47 -0.14 53 96% — — — —
Nursing 60 — 25% 17% 38% 5% 22% 0% $115,159 97 +2.28 98 96% 3.2% — — —
Advertising 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $70,749 29 -0.53 73 87% — — — —
Business Administration 8 — 62% 38% 12% 12% 38% 0% $70,295 42 -0.38 72 100% — — — —
English 2 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $51,719 50 -0.08 29 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $57,185 51 -0.08 44 — — — — —
Religion: Biblical Studies Emphasis — — — — — — — — $40,548 5 -1.27 7 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $56,861 51 -0.10 43 — — — — —
Theology 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $39,772 4 -1.36 7 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,625 65 +0.26 62 — — — — —
Health Communication 3 — 67% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $70,749 44 -0.08 73 87% — — — —
Political Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,592 42 -0.27 69 — — — — —
Psychology 7 — 43% 14% 0% 0% 43% 0% $56,288 62 +0.19 42 — — — — —
Social Work 4 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,438 55 +0.14 36 100% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,939 68 +0.25 35 — — — — —
Elementary Education 5 — 0% 20% 0% 0% 20% 0% $53,908 68 +0.24 35 — — — — —
Physical Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,083 52 -0.08 44 — — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $56,994 69 +0.24 43 — — — — —
Art — — — — — — — — $35,407 7 -1.22 4 — — — — —
Film Production 3 — 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $36,241 4 -1.87 4 — — — — —
Graphic Design — — — — — — — — $42,010 4 -1.40 9 — — — — —
Music — +1 — — — — — — $35,106 7 -1.25 4 — — — — —
Photography — — — — — — — — $36,117 3 -1.32 4 — — — — —
Aviation 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $103,479 73 +0.55 96 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $40,127
ROI Percentile 89th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 27%
6-Year Graduation Rate 58%
Transfer-Out Rate 7%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 55.6% 69 29% 16% 35% 6% 25% 0% $108,834 99 +2.00 97 96% 3.2%
Social Sciences 12.9% 16 38% 19% 6% 0% 44% 0% $59,827 54 +0.10 51 94% —
Business & Economics 8.1% 10 50% 30% 20% 10% 40% 0% $70,386 26 -0.41 72 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 8.1% 10 30% 20% 50% 0% 0% 0% $70,864 67 +0.33 73 — —
Education 6.5% 8 12% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,706 59 +0.16 37 — —
Humanities 3.2% 4 75% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $50,018 21 -0.41 25 — —
Arts 2.4% 3 67% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $36,241 3 -1.87 4 — —
Professional 1.6% 2 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $103,479 97 +0.55 96 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,152 48 +0.19 52 — —
Computer Science 0.8% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $78,952 6 -1.46 82 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 28 $404K $402K $1K
Soccer 18 $326K $321K $4K
Volleyball 18 $337K $335K $1K
Cross Country 10 $124K $125K -$378
Total 74 $1.2M $1.2M $7K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 22 $357K $357K -$546
Soccer 16 $325K $323K $2K
Volleyball 15 $279K $276K $2K
Cross Country 9 $117K $117K $88
Total 62 $1.1M $1.1M $4K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 50 $762K $760K $1K
Soccer 34 $651K $644K $6K
Volleyball 33 $616K $612K $3K
Cross Country 19 $242K $242K -$290
Total 136 $2.4M $2.4M $13K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional