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Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA · City · 312 students
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Graduation rate
52% typical
$52,485
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$51,562 typical
34%
Acceptance rate
Applied for fall 2024
81% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
About

Founded on Quaker principles of social justice and equity, Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena is renowned for its progressive, values-driven degree programs in early childhood education, human development, and marriage and family therapy. The institution primarily serves adult learners, working professionals, and diverse non-traditional students through flexible on-campus and online formats centered on small, collaborative cohorts. A defining hallmark of the college is its experiential learning model, which uniquely emphasizes anti-bias education, cultural consciousness, and the granting of academic credit for prior life experience.


Wikipedia:Pacific Oaks College is a private college with its main campus in Pasadena, California. The college draws on Quaker principles and focuses on social justice. It offers full and part-time undergraduate and graduate courses at Pacific Oaks' California campuses as well as online. Pacific Oaks also operates a children's school that has been in operation since 1945.

Location
Pasadena, CA, 91103 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
LAX · Los Angeles
21 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$32,520
Books & supplies$2,099
Cost of attendance$45,475
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$32,520
Books & supplies$2,099
Cost of attendance$45,475
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.pacificoaks.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Pacific Oaks College’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Housing$16,814
Food$10,099
Books & supplies$936
Transportation$8,571
Total published by the school$45,475
Outcomes
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$47,962
10 yrs after entry$52,485
Debt
Median at graduation$29,105
Monthly payment$309
Middle 50% owe$11.3k–$26.3k
90th percentile$32,500
Green marks a figure above the typical Master's (medium programs): $51,562 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in · applied for fall 2024
Admit rate
34%
Test policy
Test optional
Per College Scorecard

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Essay prompts
From Pacific Oaks College (pacificoaks.edu) · The page doesn't state a year · checked Sep 28, 2026
  • What life and professional experience do you possess that would enable you to be successful in the Pacific Oaks classroom focused on the application of experience to the course content?
    500–750 words · Applicants with less than 24 credits of transferrable college coursework who do not demonstrate three years of significa
  • Why it is important to you to study this discipline at a school that emphasizes social justice, cultural humility, and respect for every individual? (Please refer to the mission and vision statements of Pacific Oaks College).
    500–750 words · Applicants with less than 24 credits of transferrable college coursework who do not demonstrate three years of significa

Quoted from Pacific Oaks College's own page. The application itself is the final word.

Student Body
Gender
Men 11%Women 89%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell grant
57%
First-gen
58%
Family income
$24,828
Independent
91%
Age at entry
34.0
Part-time
100%
Race & ethnicity
White
21%
Hispanic
50%
Black
16%
Asian
2%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
6%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$47,962
After 10 yrs
$52,485
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services54
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods32
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology8
Social Work5
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$13M
Full-time faculty
13%
Faculty salary
$7,053/mo
Teaching spend
$5,507
per student
Federal loans
74%
Classification
Carnegie type
Master's (medium programs)
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, mostly part-time

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