Numbers and rankings are only part of a larger story, but here you will find data and rankings that will help you better understand the work we do and the students we serve. All numbers reflect 2025 Census data. For up-to-date data, visit: University Facts.
Quality and Value
Â鶹ÊÓƵ is proud to again have been named among the top regional universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking reflects Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s strength in academic quality and graduate outcomes.
#16 in Best Value Schools – Regional Universities (West)
#31 in Best Regional Universities (West)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a national designation which recognizes the university’s deep commitment to community engagement. Nationwide, just 277 institutions hold the designation. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is being recognized for the important and ongoing collaborative work of faculty, students, and community partner organizations to address barriers that limit access and opportunities for disenfranchised people and communities.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ was named the nation’s most transformative four-year university by the American Council on Education (ACE) in recognition of a deep commitment to student opportunity and success.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ joins Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale, and Stanford as a , according to early-career salary data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Research led by Stanford University reveals that Â鶹ÊÓƵ is 11th in the nation out of 578 selective private colleges for student social mobility for moving students from the bottom of the socio-economic ladder to the top quartile.
In June 2022, Â鶹ÊÓƵ was listed at 174 out of 3,410 institutions nationwide for, according to a study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. In California, Â鶹ÊÓƵ held the ninth spot out of 43 private, nonprofit undergraduate institutions.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ ranked in 2023 by Niche.
Student Profile
- 1857 — Total enrollment (undergraduate and graduate)
- 43 percent — Pell eligible (undergraduate)
- 76 percent — Students who identity as ethnically diverse (undergraduate)
- 25 percent — Students who are first-generation (undergraduate)
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Student Success and Opportunities
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- Since the University’s 2009 transition to NCAA Division II athletics, Â鶹ÊÓƵ has led the Pacific West Conference in academic performance.
- Student athletes surpassed a 3.4 aggregate GPA in each of the last six seasons.
- Â鶹ÊÓƵ students have won the PacWest Academic Achievement Award 11 of the last 15 years.
Institutional Effectiveness encompasses a wide range of equity-based evaluation and assessment activities for the purposes of active reflection, strategic planning, and continuous improvement.
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University Facts offers a comprehensive look at who our students are and what they study, as well as their persistence and completion rates.
