Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA · Private · Large city · FPU
Private institution in Fresno, CA · 1,614 undergraduates · 58% acceptance rate · $58,896 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Pell Grant share
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 22%Acceptance rate
- Top 24%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $14,317620th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,5581,498th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,5581,446th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $42,6731,271st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,1461,021st lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,896590th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,422471st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.9%914th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.5%639th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 57.5%354th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 21701st highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,6141,067th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 58.7%218th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 158 mi (SFO)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 62 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $86,867 | $100,849 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,600 | $49,962 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,852 | $45,207 |
| Security Science and TechnologyHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciences | bachelors | $32,569 | $28,960 |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | $31,305 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $28,816 | $30,119 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $19,967 | $25,967 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Mennonite Brethren Churchsource
- Founded in 1944source
- Athletic nickname: "Sunbirds"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Orangesource
- Mascot: Sunbirdsource
- Motto: "Founded on Christ"source
- Campus size: about 42 acressource
- Formerly known as "Pacific Bible Institute" (1944–1964)source
- Formerly known as "Pacific College" (1964–1976)source
- Formerly known as "Fresno Pacific College" (1976–1997)source
- Athletic conference: Pacific West Conferencesource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,549,719 (M $1,905,940 · W $1,643,779)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Fresno Pacific University’s 1,614 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- The Master's University and SeminarySanta Clarita, CA · 1,606 undergrads
- Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA · 1,638 undergrads
- Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy, CA · 1,574 undergrads
- Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, CA · 1,746 undergrads
- Concordia University-IrvineIrvine, CA · 1,456 undergrads
- Los Angeles Pacific UniversitySan Dimas, CA · 1,453 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS · 1,613 undergrads
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR · 1,612 undergrads
- Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT · 1,620 undergrads
- Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · 1,606 undergrads
- Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, NY · 1,627 undergrads
- Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PA · 1,627 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitefresno.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 114813)
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- Compare with The Master's University and SeminarySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Fresno Pacific University vs The Master's University and SeminaryHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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