Pacific Union College Ranking Badges

PUC earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 0 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #8 of 1,873 in Highest Paid Graduates for Nursing, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 3
Highest placement: #8 of 1,873, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 44
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2026. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Pacific Union College Earned?

Pacific Union College holds 8 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2026 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	2
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	0
Total	8

What Is Pacific Union College Known For?

Pacific Union College is best known for Health Professions: 1 of its 8 traditional-student awards is in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing and Health & Physical Education.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Diversity	✓
Overall Diversity (Far Western)	✓
Overall Diversity (California)	✓
Ethnic Diversity			✓
Ethnic Diversity (Far Western)		✓
Ethnic Diversity (California)		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

How Does Pacific Union College Rank for Online Students?

Pacific Union College earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #71 of 109 in Most Popular Online for Health Sciences & Services.

How Does Pacific Union College Rank for Veterans?

Pacific Union College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,195 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 25%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2026 edition. Pacific Union College appears in 44 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.