Rankings
- US News and World Report:
- Ranked #45 on overall best value (2012)
- Ranked # 69 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program (2012)
- Recognized in its "Most Popular National Universities" list (2012)
- Fiske: Included in list of 19 "Small colleges and universities strong in engineering"
- Pacific is the only private school in the Western US for both "Best Buy" and "Strong Engineering" (2012)
- American Society of Engineering Education: Ranked 21st (of 335 ABET - accredited engineering schools) for bachelor degrees awarded to women with 28% of its graduates being women (2006)
- Forbes: Pacific is ranked in the Top 300 best colleges (2010)
- Payscale
- Pacific is ranked on the Top 25 best paid graduates of all private research institutions (2010)
- Pacific is ranked #55 for mid-career salaries for top private universities (2012-2013)
- USA Today: Pacific in top 20 universities nationally for student community service (2011)
- Sierra Club: Pacific is ranked #42 for "America's Coolest Schools" in the United States (2012)
- TheBestColleges.org: Listed Pacific in "The 50 Most Amazing College Campuses" (2011-2012)
- Enviance, Inc. in partnership with GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics: Pacific Named on of the 16 most Sustainable Universities (2013)