Private nonprofit · University

Life Pacific University

San Dimas, California · Large suburb

95.8%
Admit rate
$20,898
Avg net price
40%
Graduation rate
$43,299
Median earnings

Life Pacific University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in San Dimas, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 456 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Other Protestant religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 456 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 96% admitNAIA Division I

About San Dimas, California

San Dimas is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The first known European exploration of the area was in 1774, when Juan Bautista de Anza passed through on the first overland expedition of Las Californias, from New Spain-Mexico towards Monterey Bay. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
29 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Ontario (ONT) · major hub

How Life Pacific University compares

Selectivity95.8%

More selective than 12% · #94 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate40%

Higher than 24% · #104 of 122 in California

First-year retention73%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,299

Higher than 20% · #116 of 130 in California

Average net price$20,898

Cheaper than 46% · #48 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$22,395

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment456

Larger than 20%

Percentiles compare Life Pacific University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

617students
  • Undergraduate45674%
  • Graduate16126%

Undergraduates by gender

456undergrads
  • Women25255%
  • Men20445%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black5.9%
  • Hispanic44%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
456
Graduate enrollment
161
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
54%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
27%
Median family income
$39,700
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$56,286
Endowment
$4,920,616

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 74 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California78%
  • Other U.S. states20%
  • International1.4%

Most first-years stay in state — Life Pacific University draws overwhelmingly from California.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
95.8%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$22,118
Room & board
$12,190
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$35,062
Average net price
$20,898

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
40%
Graduated on time (4 years)
31%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
6%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,814
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,299
Median debt at graduation
$22,395
Students with federal loans
66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

About 9% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
51%
First-generation
52%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
305
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
67%
Housing charge (year)
$6,300
Meal plan (year)
$4,900
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Varsity athletes
115 (45 men · 70 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Soccer47
Basketball35
Volleyball18
Beach Volleyball15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (621 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Fondling
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$16,786
$30–48k
$18,984
$48–75k
$18,255
$75–110k
$23,108
$110k+
$25,877

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$79,222

$18,255/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

96%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,841
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 96% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,841. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 71 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$43,299
Typical debt at graduation
$22,395
Debt vs. one year's pay
52%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,375
Men
$48,267

Men out-earn women by $13,892 (40%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
42°F
Annual rain
14.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.14.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pomona/Fairplex, CA US station (3.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.