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Pacifica Graduate Institute

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Private, for-profit, 4-year or above

Faculty

196 Faculty Members | 5:01 student faculty ratio

Religious affliation

Not applicable

General Information

Address

Pacifica Graduate Institute

249 Lambert Rd, Carpinteria, California 93013

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Phone

(805) 969-3626

Website
www.pacifica.edu/

Mission Statement

The mission of Pacifica Graduate Institute is to provide graduate degree programs and to foster research in the fields of psychology and mythological studies framed in the traditions of depth psychology. The Institute seeks to fulfill this purpose by creating an educational environment which nourishes respect for cultural diversity and individual differences and an academic community which fosters for its faculty and students a spirit of free and open inquiry consistent with the recognized values of academic freedom. Pacifica is dedicated to cultivating and harvesting the gifts of the human imagination so that these insights may be brought to bear upon the personal, cultural, and planetary concerns of our era. This dedication is contained in Pacifica's motto: animae mundi colendae gratia (for the sake of tending soul in and of the world).

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Mission Statement

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The mission of Pacifica Graduate Institute is to provide graduate degree programs and to foster research in the fields of psychology and mythological studies framed in the traditions of depth psychology.

The Institute seeks to fulfill this purpose by creating an educational environment which nourishes respect for cultural diversity and individual differences and an academic community which fosters for its faculty and students a spirit of free and open inquiry consistent with the recognized values of academic freedom.

Pacifica is dedicated to cultivating and harvesting the gifts of the human imagination so that these insights may be brought to bear upon the personal, cultural, and planetary concerns of our era. This dedication is contained in Pacifica's motto: animae mundi colendae gratia (for the sake of tending soul in and of the world).

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cost & financial aid

Annual tuition & fees

Undergraduate

In state

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Out of state

No information
Graduate

In state

$27,000

Out of state

$27,000

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Academics

Most Popular Graduate programs

  • Counseling Psychology
  • Psychology, Other
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
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Graduate ProgramsX

  • LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
    • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
      • A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. See other colleges that offer this major
  • PSYCHOLOGY
    • Counseling Psychology
      • A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of psychological counseling, involving the rendering of therapeutic services to individuals and groups experiencing psychological problems and exhibiting distress symptoms. Includes instruction in counseling theory, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient/counselor relationships, testing and assessment methods and procedures, group therapy, marital and family therapy, child and adolescent therapy, supervised counseling practice, ethical standards, and applicable regulations. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Psychology, Other
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Admissions

Application Fee

Undergraduate
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Graduate
$75
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
73%
Male Students
27%
Student Ethnicities
  1. Caucasian52.86%
  2. Not Specified22.91%
  3. Hispanic/Latino11.67%
  4. Two Or More Ethnicities5.85%
  5. Black3.41%
  6. Asian2.86%
  7. American Indian/Alaska Native0.33%
  8. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.11%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

980

Graduate students

980

Attendance breakdown

Full time
69%
Part time
31%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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