University Of The Pacific

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of the Pacific was established on July 10, 1851 as California Wesleyan College. It was renamed the College of the Pacific in 1911. It gained university status in 1961 and was renamed to its present name at that time. It is the oldest chartered university in the state of California. The university is beautifully nestled in an area of more than 170 acres in Stockton, California. It also operates a radio station, called K-PAC Student Radio, 89.7 FM. The University of the Pacific is made up of the following academic units:

• Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry
• College of the Pacific
• Conservatory of Music
• Eberhardt School of Business
• Gladys L. Benerd School of Education
• McGeorge School of Law
• School of Engineering and Computer Science
• School of International Studies
• Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Greek life plays a significant role at The University of the Pacific, which includes Theta Chi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Sigma Chi, Xi Chi Sigma, Gamma Alpha Omega, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Chi Sigma, Kappa Psi, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Alpha Phi Omega, Delta Phi Epsilon, Rho Chi, Tau Beta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, medicine, and science.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Racially diverse student body.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Pacific participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 89% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,251 in 2009-2010 (6,277 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 54% of enrolled students and graduate students are 46%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Pacific provides on-campus housing for 2,208 of its 6,277 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Big West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 105 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 115 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

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

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (163 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (20 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (102 awarded)

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (87 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (307 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (119 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Area Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• East Asian Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (43 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

MEDICINE (379 awarded)

• Dental Clinical Sciences, General (MS, PhD)
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (23 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (58 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (9 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (136 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (144 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology