How University of the Pacific Ranks
University of the Pacific offers the academic rigor of a private university, the resources and amenities of a large school and the personal attention of a small community of scholars.
Regional and State Rankings
Undergraduate Programs
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2020
- No. 17 - California
- No. 21 - The West
Forbes, 2019
- #49 - The West
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2019
- No. 3 - Salary After Attending among similar-sized universities in California
- No. 13 - Salary After Attending among California universities
National Rankings
Undergraduate Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2021
- #133 - National Universities
- #36 - Social Mobility
- #53 - Best Value Schools
- #60 - Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
- #93 - Best Colleges for Veterans
Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2020
- No. 113 - The Nation
- No. 82 - Private universities in the US
Forbes, 2019
- #123 - Research Universities
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2019
- No. 32 - Salary After Attending among similar-sized universities in United States
The Sierra Club
- No. 144 - Cool Schools
Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (2019)
- No. 8 - Sustainable Campus Index for Buildings
Grad Reports, 2020
- No. 3 - Biology Degree Program
- No. 7 - Civil Engineering Degree Program
College Factual, 2020
- No. 148 - National Universities
- No. 59 - Computer Engineering
- No. 61 - Computer Science
- No. 80 - Biology
- No. 111 - Business Administration and Management
- No. 128 - Business, Management and Marketing
Graduate School Programs
U.S. News & World Report, 2021
- No. 55 - Audiology
- No. 59 - Pharmacy
- No. 102 - Physical Therapy
- No. 132 - Speech-Language Pathology
Pacific McGeorge School of Law
U.S. News & World Report, 2021
- No. 148-194 - Best Law Schools
- No. 9 - Trial Advocacy
- No. 32 - Legal Writing
- No. 35 - Part-Time Law Program
- No. 56 - Dispute Resolution
- No. 73 - Environmental Law
- No. 98 - Contracts and Commercial Law
- No 102 - Health Care Law
- No. 106 - Business and Corporate Law
- No. 114 - Intellectual Property Law
- No. 125 - Criminal Law
- No. 126 - Tax Law
- No. 136 - Clinical Training
- No. 146 - Constitutional Law
The Princeton Review, 2020
- Best Law Schools
- No. 8 - Greatest Resources for Minority Students
preLaw Magazine
- No. 11 - Best Schools for Government
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
American Dental Association's Survey of Dental Education (2018-19)
- No. 4 (tied) - Dental Admission Test (DAT) - Perceptual Ability
- No. 5 (tied) - Dental Admission Test (DAT) - Academic Average
- No. 12 - Total Applications Received by U.S. Dental Schools
#53
Best Value Schools per U.S. News 2021
#93
Best Colleges for Veterans per U.S. News 2021
#21
Best School in the West according the WSJ 2020
Fast Facts
Three Campuses
University of the Pacific has campuses in three cities located in Northern California’s most dynamic region.
13:1
Student/Faculty ratio
17
Average class size
Enrollment
| By Campus | |
| Sacramento | 849 |
| San Francisco | 677 |
| Stockton | 4,921 |
| Total | 6,447 |
| University | |
| Undergraduate | 3,640 |
| Graduate | 1,183 |
| First Professional | 1,624 |
| Total | 6,447 |
| Undergrad Demographics | |
| Female | 51.5% |
| Male | 48.5% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 0.3% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 38.2% |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 20.9% |
| White, non-Hispanic | 22.4% |
| Multi-ethnic | 4.1% |
| None reported | 0.1% |
| Origin | |
| San Joaquin County | 28.3% |
| Northern California | 68.7% |
| Southern California | 14.1% |
| Out of State | 7.1% |
| International | 8.5% |
| Not Reported | 1.6% |
| Admissions | |
| Freshman applications | 13,043 |
| Acceptance rate | 65.5% |
| Freshmen enrolled | 779 |
| Yield rate | 9.1% |
| Average SAT | 1240 |
| Average High School GPA | 3.6 |
| Top 10% of High School class | 37% |
(All data for 2019–20 unless otherwise indicated)
Academics
| Degrees Conferred (2018–19) | |
| Bachelor's | 750 |
| Master's | 369 |
| Doctoral | 80 |
| Professional | 515 |
| Faculty and Classes (2018–19) | |
| FT instructional faculty | 431 |
| PT instructional faculty | 461 |
Notable Alumni
Dave Brubeck ’42 — Musician and composer
Janet Leigh ’47 — Actress
Alex Spanos ’48 — Real estate developer and owner, San Diego Chargers
Eddie LeBaron ’50 — All-American and NFL football player, sports executive
George Moscone ’53 — California state senator and 37th mayor of San Francisco
Ted B. Olson ’62 — Attorney and 42nd U.S. solicitor general
Pete Carroll ’73, ’78 — NFL head coach, Seattle Seahawks
Sakena Yacoobi ’77 — Founder/director, Afghan Institute of Learning
Scott Boras ’77, ’82 — Baseball sports agent
Susan B. Neuman ’78 — Author and former U.S. assistant secretary, elementary and secondary education
Chris Isaak ’80 — Musician
Rebecca Jacoby ’83 — Senior vice president of operations, Cisco Systems
Arif Alvi ’84 — President of Pakistan
Kate Moses ’84 — Internationally acclaimed author
José Hernández ’85 — Former NASA astronaut
Hue Jackson ’86 — NFL head coach, Cleveland Browns
Matt de la Peña ’96 — Newbery Medal-winning author
Brad Schumacher ’97, ’05 — Olympian: 1996 swimming (two-time gold medalist) and 2000 water polo
