Costa Mesa, CA · Private for-profit · College Scorecard data · Updated September 10, 2026
Pacific College is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, CA, where the highest award offered is a graduate degree. It enrolls about 225 undergraduate students, with a student-faculty ratio of 9:1. The school is listed in the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which is the source for every figure on this page.
Official website: www.pacific-college.edu
The published tuition for the largest program at Pacific College is $38,025 per year. This is the figure the Department of Education collects for schools whose students are concentrated in a single program, rather than a school-wide in-state rate.
For context, the average in-state tuition at the 288 California colleges that do report one is $16,639.
| College | Type | Undergraduates | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Coast College | Public | 16,091 | $1,392 |
| Vanguard University of Southern California | Private nonprofit | 1,933 | $41,700 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Costa Mesa | Private for-profit | 395 | $10,765 |
| Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa | Private nonprofit | 32 | $35,750 |
Tuition is in-state tuition for schools that report one, otherwise the published tuition for the largest program. Source: College Scorecard.
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $70,064 |
| Graduation rate (within 150% of normal time) | 62% |
| Median debt among graduates who borrowed | $22,469 |
| Undergraduates receiving Pell grants | 28% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and over | 86% |
| First-generation students | 63% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. Earnings and debt figures cover students who received federal financial aid.
The published tuition for Pacific College's largest program is $38,025 per year, according to College Scorecard. Program-level tuition is reported instead of a school-wide rate when a school's enrollment is concentrated in one program.
Pacific College enrolls about 225 undergraduate students. The student-faculty ratio is 9:1.
Pacific College is a private for-profit institution in Costa Mesa, CA. Its highest award is a graduate degree, according to College Scorecard.
College Scorecard reports in-state tuition for first-time, full-time undergraduates. Pacific College does not report such a cohort to the federal survey, so no school-wide rate is published — typically because the school serves transfer, returning or part-time students, or reports tuition by program instead.
Median earnings ten years after enrolling at Pacific College are $70,064 a year, according to College Scorecard.
The median debt among Pacific College graduates who borrowed is $22,469, according to College Scorecard.