University of the Pacific
Stockton, California · Private · 3,204 undergraduates · pacific.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of 8,656 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1220 to 1453
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$88,480Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at University of the Pacific
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
69% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$88,480
a year in 2027-28, from a $88,480 sticker price
What to do with your 1355
Send your score
About 82% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1180, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Test Scores | University of the Pacific · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Action · November 15, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Other deadline · January 15, 2027
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
69%
of applicants were admitted: 5,977 of 8,656 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 12/20.
Wait list
273 students were offered a spot; 172 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 15% of them sent SAT scores and 3.7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1220 to 1453
Reading and Writing 590 to 710
Math 600 to 760
ACT composite 26 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160041%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 119914%
- 800 to 9996.7%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.61
- 4.011%
- 3.75 to 3.9936%
- 3.50 to 3.7422%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.248.4%
- 2.50 to 2.996.8%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$88,480
a year
- Tuition$62,540
- Fees$1,100
- Food and housing$18,980
- Books and supplies$1,180
- Transportation and other$4,680
University of the Pacific published $81,799 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$17,568
- $30,001 to $48,000$20,526
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,519
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,916
- Over $110,000$35,741
Financial aid
79%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$46,756
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $29,458 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
37 of 37
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,250Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ARTS 007 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ARTS 009 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ARTH 007 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 041 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 051 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 053 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 051 |
| Chemistry | 2 | CHEM PREQ | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM PREQ |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN 011B |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | CHIN 025 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 011 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | COMP 051 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ARTS 005 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 025 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4 | BIOL 035 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 011B |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | FREN 025 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 011B |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | GERM 025 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | LANG 011B |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | LANG 025 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | JAPN 011B |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | JAPN 025 |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LATN 025 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 055 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 053 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 023 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 025 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS TLD |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 4 | PHYS 055 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 053 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 031 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 011B |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | SPAN 025 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 103 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 037 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLS 041 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
88%
Typical earnings
$88,053
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of the Pacific$86,068
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 17 majors here have earnings data.
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