Pacific Oaks College: Statistics

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#5917 of 14,131 In the World
#1656 of 2,597 In North America
#1570 of 2,496 In the United States
#134 of 249 In California
#4 of 7 In Pasadena
#836 of 1,060 For Plastic Surgery
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
10%
Undergraduates
346
Graduates
705
Male:Female Ratio
12:88
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
pacificoaks.edu

Pacific Oaks College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Pacific Oaks College has an acceptance rate of 10% and is among the top 2% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 10% 17% 8%
Applicants 30 6 24
Admissions 3 1 2
Freshmen enrolled part time 2 1 1

364 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

646 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school rank Required
Secondary school record Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 506 (48%)
White 230 (22%)
Black or African American 140 (13%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 75 (7%)
Two or more races 47 (4%)
Asian 43 (4%)
Nonresident Alien 5 (0.5%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.4%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $32,040$21,780
Tuition in-state $32,040$21,780
Tuition out-of-state $32,040$21,780
Fee in-district $1,320$220
Fee in-state $1,320$220
Fee out-of-state $1,320$220

Pacific Oaks College majors

Pacific Oaks College has granted 99 bachelor's degrees across 4 programs and 200 master's across 6 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Pacific Oaks College.

Major Bachelor Master
Human Development and Family Studies, General 54 33
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 32 44
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 61
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 41
Social Work 5 10
Business Administration and Management, General 11
Community Psychology 8
Grand Total 99 200
  • Part-time retention rate - 67%

Publications & Citations

Pacific Oaks College has published 186 scientific papers with 3,863 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Psychology, Physics, Surgery, Genetics, and Environmental Science.

Publications
186
Citations
3,863

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
112 / 3,009
Biology
96 / 3,301
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
80 / 1,220
Computer Science
63 / 1,367
Engineering
61 / 1,040
Psychology
60 / 1,031
Physics
60 / 1,034
Surgery
60 / 1,793
Genetics
59 / 2,597
Environmental Science
58 / 750
Political Science
52 / 987
Law
51 / 987
Chemistry
49 / 2,310
Geography and Cartography
47 / 599
Sociology
45 / 854
Pathology
42 / 1,834
Philosophy
41 / 773
Mathematics
37 / 1,189
History
36 / 445
Archaeology
33 / 421
Quantum and Particle physics
31 / 508
Plastic Surgery
29 / 10
Biochemistry
27 / 2,229
Geology
27 / 479
Immunology
26 / 2,033
Virology
26 / 2,033
Family medicine
25 / 1,572
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
24 / 525
Education Majors
24 / 667
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
23 / 102
Statistics
23 / 892
Pharmacology
23 / 739
Psychiatry
22 / 312
Organic Chemistry
21 / 189
Materials Science
21 / 79
Social Psychology
19 / 263
Business
18 / 320
Economics
18 / 378
Ophthalmology
18 / 10
Anatomy and Physiology
17 / 53

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 3 12
1993 3 13
1994 1 18
1995 1 23
1996 4 17
1997 6 31
1998 3 36
1999 5 47
2000 11 112
2001 5 143
2002 5 196
2003 6 159
2004 3 170
2005 3 134
2006 1 151
2007 2 134
2008 1 131
2009 4 106
2010 0 106
2011 2 104
2012 2 119
2013 0 109
2014 4 116
2015 6 130
2016 42 235
2017 3 164
2018 2 161
2019 7 140
2020 3 151
2021 10 157
2022 2 132
2023 12 112
2024 3 115
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Notable alumni

  1. Leah Ayres

    Leah Ayres
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actor
    Biography

    Leah Ayres Kalish is an American former actress, best known for her role as Janice Kent in the martial arts sports action film Bloodsport and as Valerie Bryson on the daytime serial The Edge of Night. Kalish is a Master Yoga Teacher, Family Constellations practitioner, and coauthor of children's books.

  2. Bre Pettis

    Bre Pettis
    Years
    1970s
    Occupations
    entrepreneurvlogger
    Biography

    Bre Pettis is an American entrepreneur, video blogger, and creative artist. Pettis is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of MakerBot Industries, a 3D printer company now owned by Stratasys.

  3. Antonia Darder

    Antonia Darder
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    painter
    Biography

    Antonia Darder is a Puerto Rican and American scholar, artist, poet and activist. She holds the Leavey Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethics and Moral Leadership in the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University. She also is Professor Emerita of Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

General info

Alternative names POC
Founded 1945
Motto Justice, Respect, Diversity
Colors green, orange
Academic calendar September to May. Also Summer Session
Total FTE staff 115
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions

Location and contacts

Address 45 W Eureka Street
Pasadena, California, 91103
United States
City population 139,000
Phone 8773142380

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