The student population at Pacifica Graduate Institute is 833 (all graduate). The number of students has decreased by 106 (11.29%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 874 where 833 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 939 students in 2016 and was lowest at 829 in 2020. Overall, enrollment dropped from 939 to 833 students, a net loss of 106 (11.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Pacifica Graduate Institute since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 939 | 237 | 702 |
| 2016-17 | 923 -16 | 230 -7 | 693 -9 |
| 2017-18 | 852 -71 | 199 -31 | 653 -40 |
| 2018-19 | 871 19 | 194 -5 | 677 24 |
| 2019-20 | 829 -42 | 215 21 | 614 -63 |
| 2020-21 | 856 27 | 239 24 | 617 3 |
| 2021-22 | 908 52 | 247 8 | 661 44 |
| 2022-23 | 851 -57 | 229 -18 | 622 -39 |
| 2023-24 | 882 31 | 229 | 653 31 |
| 2024-25 | 833 -49 | 227 -2 | 606 -47 |
| Average | 874 | 225 | 650 |
The percentage of white students is 51.14%. The percentage was 67.41% 10 years ago and Pacifica Graduate Institute still has a high percentage of white students. 3.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.88% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.56% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.41% to 51.14%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.56% to 3.00%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 10.01% to 7.56%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7277 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5315 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Pacifica Graduate Institute 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 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 94 | 1 | 633 | 47 |
| 2016-17 | 2 | 20 | 32 | 105 | 2 | 606 | 40 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 99 | 5 | 539 | 34 |
| 2018-19 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 106 | 5 | 496 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 115 | 4 | 450 | 37 |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 112 | 0 | 437 | 31 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 106 | 1 | 480 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 95 | 1 | 475 | 48 |
| 2023-24 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 78 | 4 | 503 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 2 | 426 | 48 |
| Average | 4 | 23 | 29 | 97 | 3 | 505 | 42 |
Pacifica Graduate Institute does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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