Match #1
Teachers College of San Joaquin
Stockton, CA
Profile closeness34/100
Admit rate—
- 642 students
- Public
- City: Large
The colleges most similar to Pacific Oaks College are Teachers College of San Joaquin, Loyola Marymount University, and University of San Francisco USF. Pacific Oaks College admits 34% of applicants; 8 admit a larger share of applicants, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Pacific Oaks College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Pacific Oaks College
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Match #2
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
Profile closeness33/100
Admit rate45%
- 7,094 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #3
University of San Francisco USF
San Francisco, CA
Profile closeness30/100
Admit rate62%
- 5,287 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #4
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
Profile closeness30/100
Admit rate63%
- 3,553 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #5
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
Profile closeness29/100
Admit rate83%
- 2,049 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Small
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #6
University of La Verne
La Verne, CA
Profile closeness27/100
Admit rate71%
- 3,050 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #7
Chapman University
Orange, CA
Profile closeness27/100
Admit rate65%
- 7,478 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Midsize
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #8
Relay Graduate School of Education
New York, NY
Profile closeness24/100
Admit rate—
- 44 students
- Private nonprofit
- City: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #9
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA
Profile closeness21/100
Admit rate88%
- 2,759 students
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb: Large
- Same control type (private nonprofit)
Match #10
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Profile closeness21/100
Admit rate94%
- 28,350 students
- Public
- City: Large
Questions about Pacific Oaks College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Pacific Oaks College?
The closest matches to Pacific Oaks College are Teachers College of San Joaquin, Loyola Marymount University, University of San Francisco USF, Pepperdine University, and University of Redlands. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Is Pacific Oaks College hard to get into?
Pacific Oaks College admitted 34% of its 23 applicants in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition, so it is selective. 8 of its 10 closest alternatives admit a larger share of applicants.
