Pacific Union College
Angwin, CA · Private · Rural (fringe) · PUC
Private institution in Angwin, CA · 910 undergraduates · 42% acceptance rate · $70,484 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 12%Acceptance rate
- Top 14%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 18%Full-time retention
- Top 22%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
- $20,9791,172nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,2141,496th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,2141,442nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,2441,406th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,5001,784th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $70,484271st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,713431st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.5%1,098th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.5%333rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 42.5%194th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1093696th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9101,410th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 33.4%1,027th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 66 mi (SFO)
On 2 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 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $94,408 | $92,410 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $39,009 | $31,839 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $21,508 | — |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Bible/Biblical StudiesTheology | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 4 sports
NAIA Division II · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,073,312 (M $584,008 · W $489,304)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitepuc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 120865)
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- Sports directoryAll 4 EADA programs at this school
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