Pacific Oaks College: Statistics

Updated:

EduRank

Pacific Oaks College logo
EduRank.org best universities badge
Position Category
#5688 of 14,131 In the World
#1569 of 2,597 In North America
#1483 of 2,496 In the United States
#131 of 249 In California
#4 of 7 In Pasadena
#860 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate
34%
Undergraduates
312
Graduates
756
Male:Female Ratio
14:86
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
pacificoaks.edu

Pacific Oaks College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Pacific Oaks College has an acceptance rate of 34% and is among the top 8% 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 34% 41% 31%
Applicants 64 22 42
Admissions 22 9 13
Freshmen enrolled part time 5 5

302 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

742 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 501 (47%)
White 243 (23%)
Black or African American 142 (13%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 93 (9%)
Two or more races 40 (4%)
Asian 39 (4%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0.4%)
Nonresident Alien 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 $480$480
Fee in-state $480$480
Fee out-of-state $480$480

Pacific Oaks College majors

Pacific Oaks College has granted 97 bachelor's degrees across 5 programs and 220 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 35
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 72
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 33 29
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 58
Business Administration and Management, General 1 18
Social Work 5 8
Community Psychology 4
Grand Total 97 220

Publications & Citations

Pacific Oaks College has published 187 scientific papers with 3,933 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Psychology, Engineering, Physics, Surgery, Genetics, and Environmental Science.

Publications
187
Citations
3,933

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
113 / 3,059
Biology
96 / 3,350
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
81 / 1,252
Computer Science
63 / 1,396
Psychology
61 / 1,071
Engineering
61 / 1,067
Physics
60 / 1,058
Surgery
60 / 1,804
Genetics
59 / 2,629
Environmental Science
58 / 769
Political Science
52 / 1,014
Law
51 / 1,014
Chemistry
49 / 2,337
Geography and Cartography
47 / 614
Sociology
46 / 878
Philosophy
42 / 800
Pathology
42 / 1,859
Mathematics
38 / 1,216
History
36 / 450
Archaeology
33 / 426
Quantum and Particle physics
31 / 520
Plastic Surgery
29 / 10
Biochemistry
27 / 2,249
Geology
27 / 491
Immunology
26 / 2,056
Virology
26 / 2,056
Family medicine
25 / 1,581
Education Majors
25 / 690
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
24 / 533
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
23 / 104
Statistics
23 / 909
Pharmacology
23 / 745
Psychiatry
22 / 328
Organic Chemistry
21 / 193
Materials Science
21 / 82
Social Psychology
19 / 273
Business
18 / 328
Math Teachers
18 / 356
Economics
18 / 390
Ophthalmology
18 / 10

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
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 3 165
2018 2 161
2019 7 140
2020 3 151
2021 10 158
2022 2 132
2023 12 112
2024 3 118
2025 1 79
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Leah Ayres

    Leah Ayres
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    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 74)
    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 121
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

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

Pacific Oaks College in social media