Selected Rankings (for the past 3 years)
- AffordableCollegesOnline.org:
- Pacific out-earns non-degree holders by at least one million dollars during their careers. (2014)
- Pacific ranked No. 40 among the nation's private colleges, when calculating lifetime earnings against the cost of tuition. The average Pacific graduate earns nearly $1.03 million during his or her career. (2014)
- American Society for Engineering Education:
- The Pacific School of Engineering and Computer Science is ranked #4 in the nation for percentage of women tenure-track faculty, beating out such engineering and computer science powerhouses as: UC Davis, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Clemson University and Bucknell. (2014 Survey)
- Brooking Institution Analysis:
- 93rd Percentile for "Value Added." (2015)
- Campus Pride Index: The university, with sites in Stockton, San Francisco and Sacramento, was awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars on a Campus Pride Index, a report card that rates policies, programs and practices relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. (2013)
- Daily Ticker-Yahoo! Finance: Only 150 of 3500 U.S. Colleges Are Worth the Investment: Former Secretary of Education- PACIFIC INCLUDED IN TOP 150. (2013)
- Enviance, Inc. in partnership with GreenBiz Group and Qualtrics: Pacific Named one of the 16 most Sustainable Universities. (2013)
- Forbes: Pacific is ranked in the Top 350 best colleges. (2013)
- Lumosity: Pacific ranked 40th in Lumosity's annual ranking of the "smartest colleges in America." (2013)
- OnlineColleges.com: Pacific is counted among the "Top 10 Colleges with Great Greek Life." (2013)
- Online College Database: Pacific ranked 8th among California colleges and universities for providing a learning atmosphere "dedicated to personal attention and individual success." (2013)
- Payscale
- Pacific is ranked No. 6 in west coast for highest paid graduates from a university in the west coast. (2014)
- Pacific is ranked in the top 50 private universities nationally in graduate salaries. (2014)
- Pacific is ranked #59 for mid-career salaries for top private universities. (2012-2013)
- PolicyMic.com: Pacific ranks No. 15 in a list of the 25 colleges that have experienced the greatest growth in admissions applications since 2003. (2014)
- Sierra Club:
- Pacific is ranked #83 for "America's Coolest Schools" in the United States. (2014)
- Pacific is ranked 63rd among 162 colleges for commitment to sustainability. (2013)
- TheBestColleges.org:
- Listed Pacific in "The 50 Most Amazing College Campuses." (2013-2014)
- Listed Pacific as the 31st university nationwide for "Most Beautiful Campuses." (2015)
- US News and World Report:
- Ranked # 58 Best Undergraduate Engineering Program. (2015)