Pacific College of Health and Science

#18305 / #4516
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Integrative and alternative medicine college

Pacific College of Health and Science at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4516
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$19,053
Graduation rate
62%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
143

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About Pacific College of Health and Science

According to Wikipedia, The Pacific College of Health and Science is a private for-profit college of alternative medicine in the United States with campuses in San Diego, New York, and Chicago. History In 1986, the California Acupuncture College in San Diego closed, leaving many acupuncture students adrift, as it was the only acupuncture school in the city. Joseph Lazzaro, Richard Gold, Ana de Vedia, and Alex Tiberi, all former administrators or faculty of the CAC, founded Pacific College to ensure that the stranded CAC students could complete their studies and take the California licensing exam. In 1988, Jack Miller, a graduate of the last 1986 class of the California Acupuncture College, was hired and made a full partner to aid in the college's drive towards accreditation.

Pacific College of Health and Science Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
62%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Pacific College of Health and Science Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$19,053

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Pacific College of Health and Science Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Pacific College of Health and Science students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $34,096 a year, and 80% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Pacific College of Health and Science's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
1,391432959

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Pacific College of Health and Science?

Pacific College of Health and Science is located at 7445 Mission Valley Rd Ste 105, San Diego, CA 92108-4407.

How Safe is Pacific College of Health and Science?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Pacific College of Health and Science’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Pacific College of Health and Science has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. San Diego has a violent crime rate of 0.41% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.69%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Pacific College of Health and Science Known For?

Pacific College of Health and Science is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Pacific College of Health and Science's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Pacific College of Health and Science's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#14562
World Rank
#14563
Historical Rank
#4087
USA Rank

Pacific College of Health and Science ranks #4087 in the U.S. and #14562 worldwide for influence in Medical.

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