Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Geosciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the #1 spot on the list. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s environmental geosciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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