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Pacific Islands University

Mangilao, GU · official site ↗

Private nonprofitBaccalaureate: Arts & SciencesSmall
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vs. 192 peers in its group

Pacific Islands University is a private nonprofit institution in Mangilao, GU, classified by Carnegie as “Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences.”

It enrolls about 61 undergraduates and is benchmarked here against 192 peer institutions (Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences · Private nonprofit).

On Ibex's Financial Resilience score it rates 1 out of 100 within that peer group, a transparent composite of endowment per undergraduate, net tuition revenue per student, and instructional spend per student.

Its strongest standing relative to peers is first-year retention (100%, 100th percentile).

Its weakest is avg monthly faculty salary ($2,958).

Peer group

Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences · Private nonprofit

192 institutions

No cross-metric risk flags triggered.
Policy & demographic exposure

How exposed Pacific Islands University is to the structural shifts reshaping higher ed: a composite structural-risk index plus the 2025 federal budget law’s endowment excise tax and Grad PLUS elimination and the demographic enrollment cliff. Only signals that apply to this institution are shown.

Structural risk indexAn indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure) blending operating margin, months of cash cushion, tuition dependency and the home-state enrollment cliff. Screens for the financial and demographic strain that precedes closures and mergers — directional, not a prediction.
50
Elevated

Indicative signals, not forecasts — see each metric’s definition and the methodology. Endowment-tax and Grad PLUS figures appear only where the institution is actually exposed; “nationally” compares against all schools that report each signal.

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Revenue composition
Where the money comes from $1.3M total revenue · IPEDS FY2022-23

Other revenue is the largest single source at 54% of revenue.

Other revenue53.7%
Government grants & contracts45.5%
Private gifts & grants0.8%

Where each dollar of revenue comes from, as a share of total positive revenue. Sources are standardized across public (GASB) and private (FASB) reporting; a net investment loss in a down market is shown as 0% and excluded from the mix.

Financial Health
Net tuition revenue / FTETuition revenue per full-time-equivalent student after institutional aid/discounts — what tuition actually nets.
Below peers
$0
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $16,756
Instructional spend / FTESpending on instruction per FTE student — how much of the budget reaches the classroom.
Below peers
$3,359
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $16,500
In-state tuition & feesPublished in-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$7,203
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $51,253
Out-of-state tuition & feesPublished out-of-state tuition and fees before aid (sticker price).
$7,516
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $51,253
Avg annual cost of attendanceAverage total annual cost — tuition, fees and living costs — before aid.
$13,032
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $66,249
Avg monthly faculty salaryAverage monthly salary of full-time faculty (IPEDS) — a proxy for faculty investment.
Below peers
$2,958
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $8,770
Average monthly salary of full-time faculty, as reported to IPEDS.
Average net priceAverage yearly price families actually pay after grants and scholarships.
Strong
$9,334
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median $24,714
Operating marginNet surplus as a share of total revenue — whether the institution runs in the black.
Deficit
-23.5%
12th percentile in peer grouppeer median 4.2%
Net surplus as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23): (total revenues − total expenses) ÷ total revenues. A surplus above 4% is strong; a thin surplus near 0% leaves little margin for shocks.
Tuition dependencyTuition's share of total revenue — how exposed the budget is to enrollment swings.
0%
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 34.7%
Tuition & fees as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Higher = more exposed to enrollment swings.
Tuition discount rateInstitutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition (IPEDS, private nonprofits only) — the tuition-discount rate. The share of sticker tuition handed back as aid; a high rate (the national average is ~56%) signals heavy price competition for students.
Very high
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 55.5%
Institutional grant aid as a share of gross tuition & fee revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23, FASB): allowances applied to tuition ÷ (net tuition revenue + those allowances) — the tuition-discount rate enrollment leaders track, i.e. the share of sticker tuition handed back as institutional aid. Private nonprofit institutions only; public (GASB) institutions report tuition differently and are not shown. The national private-college average is roughly 56% (NACUBO); above ~60% signals heavy price competition.
State appropriations shareState appropriations' share of total revenue — material for public institutions, near zero for private.
0%
94th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0%
State appropriations as a share of total revenue (IPEDS FY2022-23). Material for public institutions; ~0 for private.
Administrative cost shareInstitutional support (central administration, governance, general administration, fundraising, and under FASB the operation & maintenance of plant) as a share of total expenses — private nonprofit (FASB) institutions only, where the figure is comparable. An informational gauge of administrative intensity, not a measure of waste.
4.7%
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 18.9%
Institutional support — central administration, executive management, governance, general administration, fundraising and (under FASB rules) operation & maintenance of plant — as a share of total expenses (IPEDS FY2022-23, FASB). Private nonprofit institutions only: public (GASB) institutions report functional expenses on a different basis and frequently consolidate large hospital and auxiliary operations, which makes a comparable ratio unreliable, so they are not shown. Because FASB folds plant operations into institutional support, this runs higher than a narrow 'central-office' figure, and schools with sizable hospital or auxiliary operations show a lower ratio as those costs enlarge total expenses. An informational benchmark of administrative intensity, compared within the peer group — not a measure of waste or quality.
Structural risk indexAn indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure) blending operating margin, months of cash cushion, tuition dependency and the home-state enrollment cliff. Screens for the financial and demographic strain that precedes closures and mergers — directional, not a prediction.
Elevated
50
— percentile in peer group
An indicative 0–100 structural-risk index (higher = more pressure), an equal-weight blend of the stress signals we measure: thin or negative operating margin, low months of operating cushion, high tuition dependency, and a shrinking home-state high-school-graduate pipeline (enrollment cliff). Averaged over whichever signals are available (at least two required). It screens for the financial and demographic pressures that precede closures and mergers — a directional indicator, NOT a prediction that any institution will close, and not a credit rating.
Graduation & completion
Graduation rate · first-time, full-time
66.7%

66.7% graduate within 6 years (150% of normal time)
37.5% on-time, within 4 years (100%)
Counts only students who entered full-time as first-time freshmen and earned a bachelor's here — the conventional headline rate. Excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins.

Completion rate · all students
60.3%

60.3% earned a degree or certificate within 8 years (IPEDS Outcome Measures)
The broader cohort — also counts part-time entrants and transfer-ins, and any credential. More inclusive, so it can run higher than the graduation rate.

Why two numbers? They measure different students over different windows, so they are not directly comparable. The graduation rate is the standard federal headline but tracks only first-time, full-time students through a bachelor's; the all-students completion rate adds the part-time and transfer students it leaves out, over a longer window. Read each for what it covers. Source: U.S. Department of Education — IPEDS Graduation Rates & Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard.

Enrollment & Pipeline
Undergraduate enrollmentNumber of degree-seeking undergraduates (IPEDS fall headcount). A size measure, not a quality signal.
61
2nd percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,299
Admission rateShare of applicants offered admission. Lower means more selective; open-admission schools report none.
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 62.7%
First-year retentionShare of first-time, full-time freshmen who return for a second year — an early signal of student fit and support.
Strong
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 83.9%
Graduation rate (6-yr · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's at this institution within six years (150% of normal time) — the conventional headline graduation rate. It counts only first-time, full-time students and excludes part-time entrants and transfer-ins, who are captured instead by the all-students completion rate.
Average
66.7%
40th percentile in peer grouppeer median 70.6%
Graduation rate (4-yr on-time · first-time, full-time)Of first-time, full-time freshmen, the share who earn a bachelor's within four years (100% of normal time) — the 'on-time' rate. It runs well below the six-year rate because many students take a fifth or sixth year; same first-time, full-time cohort as the six-year rate.
Below peers
37.5%
15th percentile in peer grouppeer median 60.6%
Pell recipient shareShare of undergraduates on a federal Pell Grant — a proxy for the share from lower-income families.
100%
100th percentile in peer grouppeer median 23.3%
12-month FTE enrollmentFull-time-equivalent enrollment over the full year — the denominator for per-student finance measures.
71
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median 1,474
Full-time-equivalent enrollment over the full 12-month year (IPEDS 12-month enrollment, 2022-23). Counts part-time students at their fractional load, so it runs above fall full-time headcount and is the denominator used for per-student finance measures.
Student-faculty ratioStudents per instructional faculty member — lower usually means smaller classes and more contact.
15:1
97th percentile in peer grouppeer median 10:1
Students per instructional faculty member (IPEDS, fall 2023). Lower generally means smaller classes and more faculty contact, though the measure mixes undergraduate and graduate teaching and is institution-reported.
Completion rate (all students · 8-yr)Of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — the share who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures). Broader than the graduation rate, which counts only first-time, full-time students, so the two are measured on different students and are not directly comparable.
Below peers
60.3%
28th percentile in peer grouppeer median 72.3%
Share of ALL entering degree-seeking undergraduates — full- and part-time, first-time and transfer-in — who earned a degree or certificate at this institution within eight years (IPEDS Outcome Measures, via College Scorecard). Broader and more inclusive than the graduation-rate figures, which count only first-time, full-time students entering a bachelor's program — so the two are measured on different groups of students and are not directly comparable.
Admission yield
Strong
25%
68th percentile in peer grouppeer median 18.4%
Share of admitted students who enrolled (IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023): students who enrolled ÷ students admitted. A demand signal — how many accepted offers the institution converts to enrollment. Higher yield generally reflects stronger demand, though binding early-decision programs and price positioning can inflate it. Open-admission institutions do not report admissions and show none.
Student body
Undergraduate race & ethnicity IPEDS 2024-25
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander63.9%
Unknown26.2%
White3.3%
Hispanic/Latino3.3%
Two or more races3.3%

Undergraduate enrollment by race and ethnicity, as reported to IPEDS (College Scorecard). “International” denotes nonresident students; “Unknown” means race/ethnicity was not reported.

Student Outcomes & Risk
Median earnings (10 yr)Median earnings of former students ten years after first enrolling (working, federally-aided students).
Below peers
$20,902
1st percentile in peer grouppeer median $58,427
Share taking federal loansShare of students taking out federal loans — a borrowing-reliance signal.
0%
3rd percentile in peer grouppeer median 49.6%
Return on credentialMedian 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (annual cost × 4) — a rough payback ratio for the degree.
Strong
0.40×
99th percentile in peer grouppeer median 0.23×
Median 10-year earnings divided by the four-year cost of attendance (average annual cost × 4). A rough payback ratio: 1.0× means a graduate's annual 10-year earnings roughly equal the full four-year sticker cost. Earnings reflect federally-aided students; cost of attendance is the published sticker price before aid, so this is conservative relative to what families net of aid pay.
Top fields of study (bachelor's)

Pacific Islands University’s largest fields by completions, with graduate earnings (4 years out) and debt benchmarked against the same field at its peer group. Sparklines show the 8-year completions trend.

FieldCompletions / yrMedian earnings, 4 yrs outMedian debtEarnings premiumRisk score
Liberal Arts & Humanities6————
Theology & Religious Vocations2———High · 97

Earnings-premium status is an indicative estimate: median graduate earnings four years out vs the national median earnings of a high-school graduate (undergraduate credentials) or a bachelor’s-degree holder (graduate credentials) from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2022 ACS 5-year). The official U.S. Department of Education determination uses its own cohort definition and may differ.

The risk score (0–100) is an indicative blend of earnings-premium margin and the five-year completions trend—higher means a field pays closer to (or below) the benchmark and is shrinking. A directional screen, not an official determination.

See the interactive dashboard for all fields and credential levels (associate through doctoral). Source: College Scorecard Field of Study.

Frequently asked
How selective is Pacific Islands University?
Pacific Islands University admits about 100% of applicants, and roughly 100% of first-year students return for a second year.
What is Pacific Islands University's student-faculty ratio?
Pacific Islands University reports a student-faculty ratio of 15:1 (IPEDS, fall 2023) — that is, about 15 students for every instructional faculty member.
How much does Pacific Islands University cost?
The average published cost of attendance is $13,032 and the average net price after aid is $9,334 (College Scorecard).
How much do Pacific Islands University graduates earn?
Median earnings ten years after entry are $20,902 (College Scorecard), measured across students who received federal aid.
Which schools are Pacific Islands University's peers?
Pacific Islands University is benchmarked against 192 institutions in the Baccalaureate: Arts & Sciences · Private nonprofit peer group; all percentiles and medians on this page are computed within that group.
Compare with peers
Pontifical College JosephinumDivine Word CollegeHellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyHebrew Theological CollegeUniversity of the WestThomas More College of Liberal Arts

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Source: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent releases), with the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Employment Projections, field-demand outlook) and WICHE (enrollment-cliff projections). Figures lag the current academic year by roughly two to three years. Percentiles and medians are computed within the institution's peer group. Financial Resilience is a transparent composite — see each component above. Compiled by Ibex Insights.