Pacific States University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Pacific States University, also known as PSU, is located in Harvard Heights, California. It is a private, independent university established in 1928. Students are offered certificate courses, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in various areas of study, including accounting, English, computer science, marketing, international business, management, finance and information systems.

The academic divisions of PSU are:

• College of Business
• College of Certificate Program
• College of Computer Science & Information Systems

PSU’s student-life activities are overseen by the Student Government Association, which organizes various cultural and social activities for students throughout the year. PSU’s career counseling and placement services are available to all students. Students are assisted through arrangement of workshops, interviews and during online job searches.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Schools of business and management.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 216 in 2009-2010 (202 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 27% of enrolled students and graduate students are 73%.

Students under 25 years old represent 4% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

Pacific States University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (90 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Finance
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences