Private nonprofit · Community college

Pacific Union College

Angwin, California · Fringe rural

#4 most selective in California
7%
Transfer rate
$41,008
Avg net price
58%
Grad / completion
$70,484
Median earnings

Pacific Union College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Angwin, California (fringe rural setting), enrolling 805 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a Seventh Day Adventists religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 805 undergradsFringe ruralSelective · 47% admitNAIA Division II

About Angwin, California

Angwin is a census-designated place in Napa County, California, best known as the site of Pacific Union College. By the 1900s, Mr. Angwin owned almost 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) of land in the area. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
29 miles
Nearest airport
21 miles to Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County (STS)

How Pacific Union College compares

Selectivity47.3%

More selective than 85% · #4 most selective of 20 in California

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 46% · #232 of 382 in California

First-year retention89%

Higher than 79%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$70,484

Higher than 98% · #6 of 326 in California

Average net price$41,008

Cheaper than 2% · #363 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$27,500

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment805

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare Pacific Union College 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 California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

842students
  • Undergraduate80596%
  • Graduate374%

Undergraduates by gender

805undergrads
  • Women49662%
  • Men30938%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White16%
  • Black5.1%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian20%
  • Other or multiracial29%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
805
Graduate enrollment
37
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
26%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$55,384
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$60,642
Endowment
$32,072,219

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$37,173
Room & board
$9,816
Books & supplies
$1,062
Total cost of attendance
$49,404
Average net price
$41,008

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

Admissions

Admission rate
47.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
58%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
89%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,713
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,484
Median debt at graduation
$27,500
Students with federal loans
58%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
52%

About 32% 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
27%
Low-income (Pell)
29%
First-generation
25%

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
1,200
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$5,316
Meal plan (year)
$4,155
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division II
Varsity athletes
136 (74 men · 62 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)

Basketball50
Soccer34
Volleyball33
Cross Country19

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (974 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.

1.7reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Statutory rape
0.3
Burglary
0.3
Arson
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
$41,008
$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
$197,511

$41,008/year × about 4.8 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.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$20,659
average award, among those who get one

Pacific Union College discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $20,659. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

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 115 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)
$70,484
Typical debt at graduation
$27,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$68,483
Men
$70,776

Men out-earn women by $2,293 (3%) 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
85°F
Winter low
39°F
Annual rain
39.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.28.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Angwin Pacific Union College, CA US station (0.2 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.