College · Private nonprofit · Pasadena, CA · City
Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, CA
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate34%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size312
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 34% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.
If you get in
312 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $32.5k
- Books & supplies
- $2,099
How students pay for it.
Pell grants57%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans74%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$29k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $13k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 312
- Location
- Pasadena, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · very small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Also known as
- Pacific Oaks Education Corporation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic50%
- White21%
- Black16%
- Unknown6%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian2%
- International1%
First-gen students58%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time100%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$25k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 5
What you can study.