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Los Angeles Pacific University

San Dimas, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Los Angeles Pacific University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in San Dimas, California. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 1,881 students in fall 2024, including 1,685 undergraduates and 196 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.

Los Angeles Pacific University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Applied Psychology. It awarded 363 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,881
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
363
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Online

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 17

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Psychology 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
178
Associate degrees
83
Master's degrees
65
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
37

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,881
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,685
Graduate students, fall 2024
196
Full-time, fall 2024
46%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,023
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,759
Graduate students, 2024-25
264
Full-time, 2024-25
44%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
82%
Men
18%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
49%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Delivery
All programs are offered fully online
Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
100%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Religious affiliation
Undenominational
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
President
Jay Goin
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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