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Pacific Union College Overview

Located in Angwin, California, Pacific Union College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of PUC.

What Is Pacific Union College Known For?

298 Undergraduate Awards
$25,993 Avg Cost After Aid
59% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at PUC is the master's degree.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 94% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from PUC makes roughly $60,605 a year. This is 49% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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Pacific Union College Rankings

According to our 2023 analysis, PUC is ranked #349 out of 2,018 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

PUC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#54 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at PUC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#12 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards PUC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#2 Best General Health & Wellness Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#9 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#22 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#22 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#53 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#79 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search

Where Is Pacific Union College?

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Contact details for PUC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Angwin Ave, Angwin, CA 94508-9707
Phone: 707-965-6313
Website: www.puc.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pacificunioncollege
Twitter: http://twitter.com/pucnow

How Do I Get Into PUC?

You can apply to PUC online at: https://www.puc.edu/admissions-aid

Admission Requirements for PUC

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into PUC?

59% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
63% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 59%, PUC does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 60%.

Average Test Scores

About 63% of students accepted to PUC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 580. Math scores were between 440 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Pacific Union College  ( 460 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Pacific Union College  ( 440 to 560 )
200
800
PUC received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 25. Math scores were between 16 and 26. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Pacific Union College  ( 14 to 25 )
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ACT Math Scores for Pacific Union College  ( 16 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Pacific Union College  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Pacific Union College?

$25,993 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
5.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of PUC is $25,993. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PUC, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $6,257 a year. That adds up to $25,028 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at PUC is 5.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pacific Union College Undergraduate Student Diversity

832 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 955 undergraduate students at PUC, with 832 being full-time and 123 being part-time.

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There are also 4 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 832 full-time undergraduates at PUC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific Union College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 192
Black or African American 58
Hispanic or Latino 253
White 169
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 130

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific Union College. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at PUC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Vietnam, and China.

Online Learning at Pacific Union College

664 Took All Classes Online
908 Took At Least One Class Online
16,537.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 908 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at PUC has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of PUC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pacific Union College was 16,537.8%. This is the #24 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at PUC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pacific Union College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Nursing 91 55 0 146
General Business/Commerce 0 20 0 20
Health Sciences & Services 15 0 0 15
Teacher Education Grade Specific 2 10 1 13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 12 0 12
General Biology 0 12 0 12
Health & Physical Education 0 9 0 9
Public Relations & Advertising 0 8 0 8
General Psychology 0 7 0 7
Romance Languages 0 6 0 6
Social Work 0 6 0 6
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 5 0 5
Chemistry 0 5 0 5
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 5 0 5
Design & Applied Arts 0 4 0 4
Communication & Media Studies 0 3 0 3
General English Literature 0 3 0 3
Allied Health Professions 1 2 0 3
History 0 3 0 3
International Studies 0 3 0 3
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 2 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 0 2 0 2
Air Transportation 0 2 0 2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 2 0 2
Music 1 1 0 2
Political Science & Government 0 1 0 1
Journalism 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Physics 0 0 0 0
Biblical Studies 0 0 0 0
Missionary Studies 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 110 188 1 299

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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