Private for-profit · Institute
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Santa Barbara CA, California · Fringe rural
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Pacifica Graduate Institute is a private for-profit graduate-granting institution in Santa Barbara CA, California (fringe rural setting).
About Santa Barbara CA, California
Pacifica Graduate Institute is located in Santa Barbara CA, California, a fringe rural setting.
- Setting
- Fringe rural
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 7 miles to Santa Barbara, CA
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 15 miles to Santa Barbara (SBA)
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
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- Graduate enrollment
- 833
- Student–faculty ratio
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- Pell Grant recipients
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- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
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- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $83,907
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- Students with federal loans
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Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 120
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (833 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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 78°F
- Winter low
- 46°F
- Annual rain
- 19″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Santa Barbara, CA US station (5.9 mi from campus).
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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.