Private nonprofit · Community college

Pacific Islands University

Mangilao, Guam · Midsize suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$9,334
Avg net price
67%
Grad / completion
$20,902
Median earnings

Pacific Islands University is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Mangilao, Guam (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 61 undergraduates. It has a Interdenominational religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 61 undergradsMidsize suburbOpen admissionMild wintersNear the coast

About Mangilao, Guam

Mangilao is a village on the eastern shore of the United States territory of Guam. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
< 1 mile
Nearest airport
3 miles to Antonio B. Won Pat (GUM) · major hub

How Pacific Islands University compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 10%

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 57% · #1 of 2 in Guam

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$20,902

Higher than 7% · #2 of 2 in Guam

Average net price$9,334

Cheaper than 73% · #2 cheapest of 2 in Guam

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment61

Larger than 17%

Percentiles compare Pacific Islands University with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Guam.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

61undergrads
  • Women3252%
  • Men2948%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White3.3%
  • Hispanic3.3%
  • Other or multiracial93%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
61
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
100%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
33%
Median family income
$0
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$26,622

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,203
Out-of-state tuition
$7,516
Room & board
$4,564
Books & supplies
$300
Total cost of attendance
$13,032
Average net price
$9,334

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)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
38%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$20,902
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

About 29% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
44
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
72%
Housing charge (year)
$2,400
Application fee
$25

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%.

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
$9,334
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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
$43,462

$9,334/year × about 4.7 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.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
75°F
Annual rain
98.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
70°90°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.08.818JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Guam Intl AP, GU GQ station (2.7 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.