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California’s private university of choice
University of the Pacific provides personalized learning and small class sizes, with professors passionate about their students' success. We offer all the choices of a major university, with 10 schools and colleges and nearly 100 majors. Since 1851, we’ve made the choice to look forward, create change and deliver education that puts our students first. We offer an experience that produces successful alumni who lead in their communities, in California and beyond.
Our mission
University of the Pacific’s mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.
Our values
Our shared values are at the heart of who we are as Pacificans and represent what we do best. Our values guide and shape our students’ success by defining the essence of what a Pacific education means. This affirmed set of values builds students’ pride and sense of belonging to the university and can transform their Pacific experience into lasting loyalty.
Our values also support our faculty and staff development and engagement through a shared sense of purpose and identity. They foster a culture that recognizes and rewards the talents and commitment of our people, and cultivate an environment of innovation, inclusiveness and respect.
We have high academic standards with a focus on teaching, scholarship and experiential learning. We invest in individualized attention and long-term relationships that build human potential.
We are committed to learning from and enhancing our communities. We share a sense of purpose and pride in what we accomplish together.
We respect all individuals and embrace the richness that our diversity brings to us as an educational community. We recognize and honor differences, creativity and bridging what is distinct to create an inclusive environment.
We demonstrate authentic respect for others and a willingness to engage in genuine discourse. We seek to establish common ground and ways to connect with others. We honor and value one another.
Our students come first in everything we do. Student impact is an important consideration in every decision we make.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
At University of the Pacific, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of our institutional mission. Diversity is an indispensable component of academic excellence. It enriches the educational experience by allowing all of us to share knowledge, develop critical thinking skills and understand new perspectives and ideas that are grounded in all the ways we are different and unique.
The community partner for Northern California
Our future is tied to the future of Northern California. We invest in the surrounding community to help support and develop one of the country's fastest growing economic and cultural centers. Whether we’re providing dental clinics in San Francisco, helping Stockton third graders become proficient readers through Beyond our Gates or providing legal advice to immigrants in Sacramento, we're devoted to our communities.
You always have our support
Whether it’s on campus or out in the community, when our students succeed, we all succeed. With individual advising and access to career services, we’ll set you on the right path.
