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Pacific College

Costa Mesa, CA · For-profit · Midsize city

For-profit institution in Costa Mesa, CA · 285 undergraduates · 50% acceptance rate · $70,064 median earnings 10 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
$21,9411,264th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
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Out-of-state tuition & fees
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Cost of attendance
$28,333872nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,469933rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,064277th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$62,792194th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
75.9%274th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
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Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.0%268th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
2851,797th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
7.0:1144th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
50.8%359th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 36 mi (LAX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$110,135$101,406
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors——
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsHealth Professionsbachelors——

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Pacific College’s 285 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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Elsewhere