+178%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Pacific Oaks College rose 178% between 2021 and 2024 ($11.7k → $32.5k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Pacific Oaks College
Pasadena, California. 346 undergraduate students. 12 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Pacific Oaks College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Pacific Oaks College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
-46%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Pacific Oaks College fell 46% between 2007 and 2010 (239 → 129).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$52,485+9% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$47,962
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry—
California median 61.3%$23,500+48% · '97→'10
At program completion346+2% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS—
first-time, full-time10.0%+11% · '18→'24
latest cohort$33,360
out-of-state $33,360SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
6.0%Median federal debt $23,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $52,485 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+138%
Pacific Oaks College · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,688 → $32,520
+48%
Pacific Oaks College · median debt rose
$10,500 → $15,500
-100%
Pacific Oaks College · cohort default rate fell
11.7% → 0.0%
+79%
Pacific Oaks College · pell share rose
33.3% → 59.8%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$68,718Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$59,626Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$59,515Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,458Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$50,248
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
5 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Pacific Oaks College graduates earn $X” — not “Pacific Oaks College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Pacific Oaks College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.