Pacifica Stories

At Pacifica Christian High School, college preparation is not just a final-year focus—it’s woven into every year of a student’s academic journey. From the first days of freshman year, students are guided through an intentional college counseling program that supports academic readiness, intellectual and spiritual formation, and thoughtful discernment about life after high school. The results speak for themselves.

The Class of 2025 continues Pacifica’s strong tradition of college acceptances to some of the most respected institutions in the country and abroad. From the Ivy League to top UC campuses, from Christian liberal arts colleges to leading national research universities, Pacificans are heading to schools where they will flourish academically, socially, and spiritually. 96% of the Class of 2025 were accepted to four-year universities. The class received $5,900,000 in scholarships.

This year’s seniors earned acceptance to over 70 colleges and universities, including:

• Top 10 National Universities:
  Harvard University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Pacifica seniors will matriculate to Harvard and Columbia.

• University of California System:
  Acceptances spanned nearly the entire UC network, including:
  UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, UC Riverside, and UC Santa Cruz. Four Pacifica seniors will matriculate to CAL, one to UCLA, one to UC Santa Cruz, three to UC Davis, two to UC San Diego. Note - eight seniors were accepted to UCSB, six to Cal, and three to UCLA.

• Top 50 Private and National Universities:
  USC, Tufts, Boston University, Georgia Tech, University of Michigan, Northeastern, University of Virginia, University of Florida. Four seniors will attend USC—one in the Marshall School of Business and one in the Thornton School of Music. One will attend Georgia Tech, one will attend the University of Michigan, and one will attend Northeastern.

• Christian Colleges & Faith-Based Universities:
  Baylor University, Pepperdine University, Calvin University, University of San Diego, Westmont College, Wheaton College, Loyola Marymount University, SMU, Texas Christian University, & Biola College.

• Creative & Performing Arts:
  New York University, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, USC, Pratt Institute

• Public Flagships:
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, University of Colorado, University of Alabama, Penn State, Michigan State University, & Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

This year’s success is part of a long-standing legacy at Pacifica. Pacifica has twelve students at UCLA, thirteen at USC, and six at CAL. Two alums are at Notre Dame, one is at Princeton, one at Dartmouth, and one at Stanford. 

Whether students are bound for Ivy League lecture halls, faith-driven communities, large public campuses, or global conservatories, they carry with them the habits of developed at Pacifica: curiosity, fortitude, and a commitment to the good, the true, and the beautiful.