California's first and oldest university


University of the Pacific is becoming the best student-centered comprehensive university in the country. Here, students have the benefit of small class sizes, academic rigor and vibrant student life, and opportunities abound for experiential learning, research, volunteering and recreation. Join our passionate and dedicated faculty and talented and dedicated staff in educating and supporting the next generation of local, national and global leaders.

Our mission

University of the Pacific provides a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education and preparing individuals for lasting achievement and responsible leadership in their careers and communities.


Our values

  • Academic Excellence
  • Community Engagement
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Integrity and Accountability
  • Respect and Civility
  • Student-Centered

Employment benefits

*For eligible employees. For more information, please email human_resources@pacific.edu or call 209.946.2124. Employees can review benefit information in MyPacific (login required).

Professional development

Pacific provides a wide range of no-cost training courses, series and resources to help enhance and develop employee skills. 

Annually, managers work with their staff members to determine professional development plans for the year ahead. 

Pacific's Center for Teaching and Learning offers mentoring opportunities, communities of practice, and events throughout the year to support faculty development.

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Explore our campuses 

Located across Northern California, our three campuses in Sacramento, San Francisco and Stockton connect students to some of the most diverse, dynamic and rapidly-growing centers for industry and innovation in the country.

students walk on the stockton campus

Stockton

Our Stockton Campus, home of the majority of Pacific's undergraduate programs, ranks as one of the most picturesque in the country.

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students walk on Pacific's Sacramento Campus

Sacramento

Our Sacramento Campus is an interdisciplinary center offering exciting programs at the intersection of law, policy, education and health.

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students walk into Pacific's San Francisco Campus

San Francisco

Our San Francisco Campus brings innovative programs in data science, audiology, dentistry and music therapy to the heart of the bustling SoMa district.

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University of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression or mental or physical disability. 
 
The University will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Read more about your EEO Rights under the law.

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