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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: January 1, 2009
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 475 men, 1,064 women, 1,539 total
Full-time undergraduates: 426 men, 885 women, 1,311 total
Part-time undergraduates: 49 men, 179 women, 228 total
Total graduate students: 210 men, 604 women, 814 total
Full-time graduate students: 48 men, 167 women, 215 total
Part-time graduate students: 162 men, 437 women, 599 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 26
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 5%
First-year student breakdown:
4.7% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
28.2% Hispanic
50.6% White (non-Hispanic)
2.9% total international (nonresident aliens)
7.1% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
4.0% Black (non-Hispanic)
1.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.9% Asian or Pacific Islander
28.6% Hispanic
48.5% White (non-Hispanic)
3.1% total international (nonresident aliens)
10.6% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Fresno Pacific University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 42 acres
City or town school is located in: Fresno, CA
Population of city/town: 464,727
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Bakersfield, CA; North Fresno, CA; Visalia, CA
Nearest major city: Fresno, CA
Population of nearest major city: 1,002,284
Online campus map: www.fresno.edu/general/
campusmap.html

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
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 66%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 26%
Percent of students who live off campus: 74%
Students required to live on campus: All students under age 21 must live on campus.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, 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, special housing, 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, literary magazine, yearbook
School newspaper(s): Syrinx (monthly)
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 20
Campus-based religious organizations:
Bible study group, Community Service Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, KidsClub, Juvenile Hall Outreach Ministry, Streets of Gold Dance Ministry, student chaplains, women's and wen's Ministries, YMI Team, Zoe
Minority student organizations:
Amigos Unidos, Cultural Awareness and Knowledge Enrichment (CAKE), Slavic Club, International Student Club
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
choir, jazz and pep bands, men's and women's music ensemble, contemporary music groups, theatre arts club, business and educational clubs, judo, team managers, student alumni association

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Dr. 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/White
School mascot: Sunbirds
Athletic conference memberships: Golden State Athletic Conference (NAIA)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNAIA
Men's basketballyesNAIA
Men's basketballnoNAIA
Men's cross-countryyesNAIA
Men's cross-countrynoNAIA
Men's soccernoNAIA
Men's swimmingyesNAIA
Men's tennisyesNAIA
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Men's water poloyesNAIA
Women's basketballnoNAIA
Women's cross-countrynoNAIA
Women's soccerno 
Women's swimmingyesNAIA
Women's tennisyesNAIA
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNAIA
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNAIA
Women's volleyballnoNAIA
Women's water poloyesNAIA

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, CA (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: 23%
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: 31% within one year of graduation
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Fresno Pacific University, Santa Clara University, University of Arizona, Loma Linda University, California State Universities
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 77% within one year of graduation, 23% within two years of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
California School Districts & Government Agencies, Churches, Ernst & Young, Farmers Insurance, Children's Hospital of Central California, California Psychological Institute, Lawrence Livermore Labs
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • David Pauls, Ph.D. Professor of Psychiatry Director of the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard University Dean Lee, MD, PhD Instructor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Texas Chirldren's Hospital Stephen W. Hanselman Founder and Partner LevelFiveMedia, LLC



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