Pacific College
of Health and Science
For-profit College in San Diego, CA. Six-year graduation rate 77%. Median 10-year earnings $26,209.
Students who entered Pacific College of Health and Science reach a median of $26,209 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 77% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $12,271, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 77% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 77% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. A 15:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. This is a small school — 197 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 185 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $51,918 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Income makes less difference than usual: $51,247 at $0–30k, $41,495 at $110k+. Grant aid is limited — 32% of students receive any. Federal borrowing reaches 45% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 31 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $51,247 |
| $30–48k | $52,071 |
| $48–75k | $52,467 |
| $75–110k | $52,468 |
| $110k+ | $41,495 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 84 of these 185 students, totalling $341,246 — an average of $4,062 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Diego County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)