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Fresno Pacific University
1717 South Chestnut Avenue
Fresno, CA 93702-4709 USA

Official telephone: (559) 453-2000
In-state telephone: (800) 660-6089
Fax: (559) 453-2007
Website: www.fresno.edu/

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Key Facts

Current as of: January 2010

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS

Function type of the institution:

comprehensive higher education institution

Main student body:

coeducational

Academic calendar:

semesters

ADMISSIONS

Total number of freshman applicants:

556

Total number of freshman applicants admitted:

358

COSTS AND FINANCIAL AID

Room and board costs per academic year:

$5,990

ACADEMICS

Ratio of matriculated undergraduates to teaching faculty:

16:1

Does the institution offer part-time undergraduate degree programs:

Yes

STUDENT LIFE

Total number of undergraduate students enrolled in the institution:

1,417

Total number of undergraduate, graduate, and first professional students enrolled in the institution:

2,255

Percentage of the previous academic year's full-time, bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking freshman/entering class who returned for the fall term of the current academic year:

86%

CAMPUS SUMMARY

The campus of Fresno Pacific University is located in the heart of California's San Joaquin Valley. Founded in 1944, FPU is the only accredited, private, residential Christian liberal arts and sciences university in central California. The park like 42-acre campus has 14 major buildings that include a bookshop, a Special Events Center/gymnasium, and an all-weather track. Fresno is an ethnically and culturally diverse community that is not far from Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks, beaches, and the major metropolitan areas of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The student-faculty ration at Fresno Pacific is 16:1, and classes having an average of 20 students each. Students at Fresno Pacific come from a variety of cultures, ethnicities, and religious denominations to provide a wide range of experiences to the FPU student. FPU is a Christ-centered community that actively seeks a Christian perspective in the classroom and in the relationships people form while on campus.

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