The student population at Pacific Union College is 974 (937 undergraduate and 37 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 581 (37.36%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,076 where 974 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,555 students in 2016 and was lowest at 829 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,555 to 974 students, a net loss of 581 (37.4%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pacific Union College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,555 | 1,550 | 643 | 907 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 1,438 -117 | 1,435 -115 | 559 -84 | 876 -31 | 3 -2 | 0 -2 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 1,229 -209 | 1,226 -209 | 464 -95 | 762 -114 | 3 | 1 1 | 2 -1 |
| 2018-19 | 1,062 -167 | 1,058 -168 | 411 -53 | 647 -115 | 4 1 | 1 | 3 1 |
| 2019-20 | 909 -153 | 906 -152 | 365 -46 | 541 -106 | 3 -1 | 0 -1 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 959 50 | 955 49 | 366 1 | 589 48 | 4 1 | 0 | 4 1 |
| 2021-22 | 829 -130 | 825 -130 | 305 -61 | 520 -69 | 4 | 1 1 | 3 -1 |
| 2022-23 | 870 41 | 848 23 | 314 9 | 534 14 | 22 18 | 10 9 | 12 9 |
| 2023-24 | 938 68 | 910 62 | 336 22 | 574 40 | 28 6 | 12 2 | 16 4 |
| 2024-25 | 974 36 | 937 27 | 360 24 | 577 3 | 37 9 | 15 3 | 22 6 |
| Average | 1,076 | 1,065 | 412 | 653 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,065 where 937 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pacific Union College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,550 | 1,358 | 590 | 768 | 192 | 53 | 139 |
| 2016-17 | 1,435 | 1,286 | 518 | 768 | 149 | 41 | 108 |
| 2017-18 | 1,226 | 1,077 | 421 | 656 | 149 | 43 | 106 |
| 2018-19 | 1,058 | 964 | 377 | 587 | 94 | 34 | 60 |
| 2019-20 | 906 | 822 | 338 | 484 | 84 | 27 | 57 |
| 2020-21 | 955 | 832 | 337 | 495 | 123 | 29 | 94 |
| 2021-22 | 825 | 733 | 284 | 449 | 92 | 21 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 677 | 257 | 420 | 171 | 57 | 114 |
| 2023-24 | 910 | 717 | 280 | 437 | 193 | 56 | 137 |
| 2024-25 | 937 | 748 | 288 | 460 | 189 | 72 | 117 |
| Average | 1,065 | 1,065 | 369 | 552 | 1,065 | 43 | 100 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 11 where 37 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Pacific Union College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Average | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
The percentage of white students is 15.81% and the percentage of black students is 4.72% at Pacific Union College. 18.48% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 26.80% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 25.79% to 15.81%. Asian enrollment declined from 19.16% to 18.48%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.55% to 4.72%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 27.97% to 26.80%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8410 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.8059 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pacific Union College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 4 | 298 | 133 | 435 | 25 | 401 | 110 |
| 2016-17 | 5 | 250 | 126 | 341 | 19 | 330 | 104 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 223 | 91 | 313 | 12 | 267 | 100 |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 203 | 77 | 277 | 13 | 248 | 90 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 202 | 45 | 244 | 9 | 204 | 81 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 205 | 68 | 280 | 8 | 216 | 70 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 193 | 57 | 254 | 3 | 177 | 63 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 200 | 51 | 235 | 5 | 166 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 199 | 56 | 274 | 8 | 169 | 121 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 180 | 46 | 261 | 10 | 154 | 156 |
| Average | 3 | 215 | 75 | 291 | 11 | 233 | 97 |
117 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 550.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Pacific Union College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,555 | 18 | 42 | 1,495 |
| 2016-17 | 1,438 | 28 | 46 | 1,364 |
| 2017-18 | 1,229 | 12 | 73 | 1,144 |
| 2018-19 | 1,062 | 0 | 63 | 999 |
| 2019-20 | 909 | 0 | 71 | 838 |
| 2020-21 | 959 | 664 | 244 | 51 |
| 2021-22 | 829 | 2 | 504 | 323 |
| 2022-23 | 870 | 30 | 592 | 248 |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 95 | 0 | 843 |
| 2024-25 | 974 | 117 | 335 | 522 |
| Average | 1,076 | 97 | 197 | 783 |
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