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Fresno Pacific University

Fresno Pacific University
1717 South Chestnut Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702

Official telephone: (559) 453-2000
Fax number: (559) 453-2007
Website: www.fresno.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,529
Full-time undergraduates: 2,010
Part-time undergraduates: 519
Total graduate students: 1,194
Full-time graduate students: 471
Part-time graduate students: 723
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 27
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 2%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
4.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.0% Hispanic/Latino
0.6% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
41.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Nonresident Alien
2.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
42.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
35.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.8% Nonresident Alien
7.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Fresno Pacific University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 42 acres
City or town school is located in: Fresno, CA
Population of city/town: 509,924
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Bakersfield, North Fresno, Visalia, and Merced, CA.
Online campus map: www.fresno.edu/parents/
parents-and-families/
stay-connected/
visiting-campus

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 59%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 23%
Percent of students who live off campus: 77%
Students required to live on campus: All students under age 21 must live on campus.
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 50%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 90
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Hall of mathematics and science.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
writing, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance, Career counseling.
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, pre-marital counseling.
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career assessment.
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, testing scribes.
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 90%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 0
Number of social sororities on campus: 0
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): The Syrinx
Number of honor societies: 2
Total number of registered organizations: 20
Campus-based religious organizations:
Bible study group, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Kids club, student chaplains, YMI Team, Zoe; Community Service, Juvenile Hall Outreach, Streets of Gold Dance, Men's, and Women's Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Amigos Unidos

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Dennis Janzen,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director,
Gary Nachtigall,
Fresno Pacific University,
1717 South Chestnut Avenue,
Fresno, C
School colors: royal, orange, and white
School mascot: Sunbirds
Athletic conference memberships: NCCAA, PAC West

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballnoNAIA
Men's cross-countrynoNAIA
Men's soccernoNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's cross-countrynoNAIA
Women's soccerno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's volleyballnoNAIA

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 10%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Fresno, CA (3 miles)
Nearest other airport: San Francisco (180 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Fresno, CA (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Fresno, CA (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 45%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 36% immediately, 56% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
California Psychological Institute, California school districts and government agencies, Children's Hospital of Central California, churches, Ernst & Young, Lawrence Livermore Labs.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Dean Lee, Ph.D., Instructor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Texas Children's Hospital
  • Stephen W. Haselman, founder and partner, LevelFiveMedia, LLC.

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