Fresno Pacific University Business Programs

Fresno Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Fresno, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Fresno Pacific University Rankings

We have ranked Fresno Pacific as #199 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 102 colleges in California, it is ranked at #20.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Fresno Pacific has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#176	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Fresno Pacific.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#50	Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#182	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Fresno Pacific has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#16	Highest Paid Master’s Degree Organizational Leadership Graduates	College Factual
#125	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#139	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#152	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#257	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Fresno Pacific University?

Contact details for Fresno Pacific are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1717 S Chestnut Ave, Fresno, CA 93702-4709
Phone:	559-453-2000
Website:	www.fresno.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/fresnopacific
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/fpu

How Do I Get Into Fresno Pacific?

You can apply to Fresno Pacific online at: apply.fresno.edu/

Admission Requirements for Fresno Pacific

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fresno Pacific?

With an acceptance rate of 67%, Fresno Pacific does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 27% of accepted students are men and 73% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to Fresno Pacific submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 460 and 550.

Fresno Pacific received ACT scores from 33% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Fresno Pacific University?

The overall average net price of Fresno Pacific is $34,811. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Fresno Pacific, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $8,711 a year. That adds up to $34,844 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Fresno Pacific is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Fresno Pacific University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,711 undergraduate students at Fresno Pacific, with 2,279 being full-time and 432 being part-time.

There are also 1,284 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,279 full-time undergraduates at Fresno Pacific, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fresno Pacific University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	109
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	1,339
White	554
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	130

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Fresno Pacific University. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at Fresno Pacific. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Congo, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Fresno Pacific University

In 2019-2020, 358 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Fresno Pacific has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Fresno Pacific

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fresno Pacific University was $33,452 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Fresno Pacific is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing	#28	#28
Business Management & Marketing	#28	#28
Organizational Behavior Studies	#48	#48

Online Growth Rankings of Fresno Pacific

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fresno Pacific University was -4.5%. This is the #1,663 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Fresno Pacific regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Fresno Pacific University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	212	13	225
Accounting	8	0	8
Organizational Behavior Studies	8	0	8
Finance	2	0	2
Interior Design Management	1	0	1
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	1	0	1
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0
Accounting and Finance	0	0	0
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
TOTAL	232	13	245

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jon Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.