Pacific Islands University
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$7,516
$12,080 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
62
Student-faculty ratio 15:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
100.0%
4-year; 6-year rate 100.0%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Mangilao, Guam
- Website
- www.piu.edu
- Undergraduates
- 62
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Setting
- Suburb of a midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Honolulu, about 3800 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), about 3790 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Interdenominational
- President
- Rev. Ian Richards (President)
- Phone
- 6717341812
- Address
- 172 Kinney's Road, Mangilao, GU 96913-5917
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 75.0%, women 77.8%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
10 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
10 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 100.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate | Under |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bible/Biblical Studies. | - |
Students
62 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 48:52 · Freshman retention 100.0%
- Continuing undergraduates 50
- First-year undergraduates 8
- Transfers and others 4
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (62)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
0 in 2020 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$12,080
- Undergraduate tuition
- $7,516
- Room and board
- $4,564
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 38% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 2%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$1.7M
Expenses$1.7M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.