About the University of the Pacific
The University of the Pacific was established in 1851 as the first chartered private institution of higher learning in California. Its main campus is in Stockton. The University has long been recognized as an innovator in private education. Today it offers undergraduate, graduate,and professional education through 11 schools on three campuses.
Located on the Stockton campus are the College of the Pacific for undergraduate liberal arts education, the Graduate School, the University College for adult re-entry students, the Conservatory of Music, and the Schools of Pharmacy, Engineering, Business and Public Administration, Education, and International Studies. The Dugoni School of Dentistry is located in San Francisco. McGeorge College of Law, an independent law school in Sacramento founded in 1924, merged with the University in 1966 as its School of Law. It has retained the name of its founder, Verne Adrian McGeorge.
The University of the Pacific is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and its professional schools and programs are also separately accredited by their respective accrediting agencies.
Located in Sacramento, the Pacific McGeorge campus occupies nearly 13 acres, and is devoted exclusively to the School of Law. The California State Capitol and other city, state, and federal government offices are within 10 minutes of the school and provide many opportunities to learn from supervised externship placements in federal, state and local governmental agencies.