PUC At A Glance
Location:
A four-year liberal arts college located in Angwin, a small town in the forested hills above California's Napa Valley, 70 miles north of San Francisco and 60 miles east of the Pacific Ocean.
Ranking:
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges gave PUC its most favorable rating, and U.S. News & World Report has ranked PUC in the top tier of its category in the "Best Colleges" issue for 15 consecutive years.
Education:
Focuses on undergraduate education, offering 34 majors and 36 emphases and one master's degree program.
Academics:
PUC seniors score well above the national average in Major Field Achievement Tests.
Largest majors:
Nursing, business administration, education, communication, and premedical programs.
Enrollment:
Approximately 1,400 with a student-teacher ratio of 13:1
Service:
The college has sent over 1300 student missionaries to countries including the Czech Republic, China, Kenya, Chile, and the Marshall Islands.
Campus:
PUC owns about 1,900 acres, with nearly 1,800 largely undeveloped agricultural and forested land and more than 30 miles of hiking and biking trails.