Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College at a Glance
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About Pacific Union College
According to Wikipedia, Pacific Union College is a private Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college in Angwin, California. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, and the twelfth oldest institution of higher education in California. As a coeducational residential college with an almost exclusively undergraduate student body, most of those who attend the college are four-year students living on campus.
Pacific Union College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,323 | 47% | 89% | 52% | 1060 | 22 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2023; 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 Union College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $38,310 |
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 Union College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Pacific Union College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $72,023 a year, and 91% 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 Union College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,281 | 1,238 | 43 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Pacific Union College?
Pacific Union College is located at One Angwin Ave, Angwin, CA 94508-9707.
How Safe is Pacific Union College?
Pacific Union College reported 1.0 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most small residential campuses. 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 Union College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.10%. 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).
What Is Pacific Union College Known For?
Pacific Union College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Religious Studies
- Social Work
- Psychology
- History
- Medical
- Sociology
- Literature
- Biology
- Nursing
- Education
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Engineering
- Business
- Political Science
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
Pacific Union College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Pacific Union College'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
Pacific Union College ranks #200 in the U.S. and #885 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesPacific Union College ranks #633 in the U.S. and #1534 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesPacific Union College ranks #674 in the U.S. and #1756 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesPacific Union College ranks #677 in the U.S. and #1976 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesPacific Union College ranks #715 in the U.S. and #2532 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPacific Union College ranks #729 in the U.S. and #2478 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesPacific Union College ranks #741 in the U.S. and #2231 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesPacific Union College ranks #796 in the U.S. and #3457 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPacific Union College ranks #918 in the U.S. and #2356 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesPacific Union College ranks #934 in the U.S. and #4049 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1024 in the U.S. and #3885 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1057 in the U.S. and #2020 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1149 in the U.S. and #6040 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1199 in the U.S. and #4439 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1536 in the U.S. and #6508 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesPacific Union College ranks #1666 in the U.S. and #6256 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesPacific Union College ranks #2000 in the U.S. and #7107 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesWho Are Pacific Union College's Most Influential Alumni?
Pacific Union College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Religious Studies, Social Work, and Literature. Here are some of Pacific Union College's most famous alumni:
- Stanley G. Payne
- An American historian.
- Arna Bontemps
- An American poet, novelist.
- Desmond Ford
- An Australian theologian .
- George R. Knight
- An American Seventh-day adventist leader.
- Jon Dybdahl
- An American theologian.
- Alden Thompson
- An American theologian.
- J. Russell Nelson
- An American educator .
- Richard Rice
- An American Seventh-day Adventist theologian.
- Vincent W. Patton III
- A Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
- Herbert E. Douglass
- An American theologian.
- Philip Guthrie Hoffman
- An American academic.
- Loree Sutton
- A United States Army general.
