ENROLLMENT
Undergraduates:
Full-time:
men 1,132/women 1,492
Part-time:
men 57/women 81
Total university:
(all three campuses/undergrad, professional, graduate)
5,585

FRESHMAN ADMISSION
PROFILE
Number who applied:
2,767
Number accepted:
2,207
Number enrolled:
650
Average SAT scores:
V 545 M 575
Average ACT score:
24
Average GPA:
3.40 (unweighted, including 9th grade)
Freshman retention rate:
85%

2006-2007 COSTS:
Tuition:
$25,180
Room and Board:
$9,198
Fees:
$475
Books, misc.:
$2,000

FINANCIAL AID:
Freshmen receiving aid:
78%
Average financial aid package:
$18,000

FACULTY:
Full-time:
376
Part-time:
175
Ph.D.:
90%
Student-faculty ratio:
14:1

IN ADDITION
Situated 80 miles east of San Francisco and 40 miles south of Sacramento, Stockton is home to California's largest inland seaport. In addition to numerous campus and city activities, students are also within a one to two hour drive from Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, Napa Valley and Santa Cruz. Stockton has a diverse multicultural population and provides many excellent opportunities for students to become involved with, and to learn about, the community.

A comprehensive institution, Pacific is a "major university" in a "small college package," offering six undergraduate professional schools and the only co-ed, non-sectarian, liberal arts college between Los Angeles and central Oregon. All undergraduate programs at Pacific feature small classes and close working relationships between students and faculty. Students can take courses throughout the university regardless of their major. In addition, many freshmen enter Pacific without declaring a major and work with faculty and student advisers in developing their educational goals and plans.

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Pacific's classic-looking campus includes Greek
columns, red brick buildings, expansive lawns
and a thousand trees.

College Description
The University of the Pacific (also known as "UOP" or "Pacific") was established in 1851 as California's first chartered institution of higher education. An independent university known for both its outstanding liberal arts college and six undergraduate professional schools, Pacific has also acquired a reputation for educational innovation, as demonstrated by the development of its accelerated and cooperative programs in business, dentistry, engineering, law, pharmacy. Pacific's main campus, located in a residential area of Stockton, CA (population 250,000), draws its 2,800 undergraduate students from more than forty states and fifty countries. In addition, several professional and graduate programs are offered on the Stockton campus including the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), and Master of Business Administration degrees. The University also includes a School of Dentistry located in San Francisco, and the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento.

Academic Life
The University of the Pacific offers undergraduate majors in the Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, International Studies, Music, and a Pre-Pharmacy Advantage program which leads to the Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Special programs include: a five-year Bachelor's/MBA; a six-year Bachelor's/JD; several pre-dental/DDS accelerated programs; and a Bachelor's/preliminary teaching credential program; a five-year engineering program, which incorporates twelve months of guaranteed cooperative work experience; a three-year professional Doctor of Pharmacy degree; and pre-professional programs in dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other fields. Undergraduates follow a semester calendar.

Cooperative education and internships also play important roles at the University. All undergraduates have the option of participating in part-time or full-time internships arranged though the Career and Internship Center. Pacific also participates in more than 200 study-abroad programs in seventy countries. In addition, students may participate in special programs at the United Nations in New York or may study the federal government in Washington, D.C., through agreements with Drew University and the American University, respectively.

Campus Life
Pacific offers more than 90 student organizations including academic, athletic, cultural, social, service, political and religious groups. In addition, each of the schools and colleges has academic and professional associations, and there are university-wide honor societies, social fraternities and sororities, and special interest groups on environmental, gender, and health issues. The student government provides many campus services including a grocery store, a movie theatre and an equipment-loan store.

Pacific is a residential campus, offering housing in twelve residence halls, five fraternity houses, four sorority houses, and four apartment complexes. Freshmen and sophomores are required to live on campus, and fifty percent of all undergraduates do so. Excellent support services are available to enhance student's academic and personal development offered through the Educational Resource and Tutorial Center, the Student Advising Office, the Career and Internship Center, the Health Center, and the Counseling Center. Co-curricular activities include plays, musicals, concerts, speakers, and movies; excellent athletic programs at the club, intramural and NCAA Division 1 intercollegiate levels; as well as broadcasting, journalism, and forensics.

Facilities and Resources
The only "eastern-style" campus in California, Pacific offers state-of-the-art facilities in classic red brick and ivy covered buildings, providing students with an outstanding collegiate environment. The 175-acre main campus includes more than 80 buildings, all of which are available to undergraduates. Students have access to extensive computer facilities, an Educational Resource Center, language laboratories, drama and dance studios, a student fitness center, music practice rooms, and a student advising center.

The Library, which is open 89 hours per week, includes an on-line catalog and contains more than 430,000 books, 2,700 journal subscriptions, subscriptions to 4,000 journals on-line, electronic databases, and 555,000 microforms. It also houses a new Information Commons with more than 30 computers (PCs & Mac's) providing students with an integrated computing and research environment, and the John Muir Collection (the original journals and sketchbooks of the naturalist and conservationist, who was the first president of the Sierra Club).

Athletics/Sports
Pacific is an NCAA Division 1 school in the Big West Conference with 16 intercollegiate teams including: (for men) baseball, basketball, golf, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and water polo; and (for women) basketball, cross country, field hockey, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. The University also offers several club sports and twenty intramural sports.

Recreation and athletic facilities include: the new 33,000 square foot Pacific Intercollegiate Athletics Center; the 6,150-seat Alex Spanos Center; the 27,500-seat Amos Alonzo Stagg stadium; an outdoor Olympic-size heated swimming pool and the Pacific Aquatics Center; a softball field; a 9,300 square foot student fitness center with racquetball courts; newly renovated, lighted tennis courts; two gyms; three large playing fields; and outdoor volleyball and basketball courts.

Financial Aid
Pacific encourages students to apply for financial aid from all sources, including state and federal programs, the University, and local clubs and organizations. It is Pacific's intention, within the limits of its resources, to provide assistance to promising students who would not otherwise be able to attend. To this end, Pacific has developed a financial aid program that includes scholarships, grants, loans, and job opportunities. Financial aid awards from Pacific are based on a combination of financial need and/or academic achievement. In recent years, Pacific has significantly increased its merit-based scholarship programs. Almost eighty (80) percent of the student body receive some form of financial aid.

Admission Requirements
The University of the Pacific seeks freshman applicants with strong college-preparatory backgrounds. A challenging secondary school program of, at least, 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 2 years of laboratory sciences, 2 years of the same foreign language and 4 years of academic electives, is highly recommended. Students interested in the sciences or engineering are particularly encouraged to take additional and/or advanced level lab sciences and higher mathematics. Pacific requires an official high school transcript, an academic recommendation, either SAT-1 or ACT scores, and a personal essay. Interviews are not required, but prospective students are strongly encouraged to visit Pacific to meet with an admissions counselor and tour campus. Class visits and overnight stays are also available with advanced notice.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis beginning in November. The priority filing date for both admissions and financial aid is February 15. Applications for both admission and financial aid are accepted after the priority date, but space and/or funds may be limited. A non-binding Early Action option is also available for outstanding students who complete their application by December 15. Pacific also accepts and encourages use of the Common Application.

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