Colleges with the smallest classes in Pacific

50 colleges ranked by student–faculty ratio

These 50 smallest-class colleges in Pacific, ranked by student–faculty ratio, run from 1:1 at Beverly Hills Design Institute to 9:1 at University of Portland. All 50 are private institutions.

#	College	Type	Student:faculty	Undergrads	Acceptance
1	Beverly Hills Design Institute Beverly Hills, CA	Private	1:1	14	—
2	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	Private	3:1	1,023	3%
3	Great Northern University Spokane, WA	Private	3:1	36	100%
4	Loma Linda University Loma Linda, CA	Private	3:1	867	—
5	New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, OR	Private	3:1	45	66%
6	Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA	Private	3:1	346	10%
7	San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco, CA	Private	3:1	215	52%
8	California Jazz Conservatory Berkeley, CA	Private	4:1	20	100%
9	Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles, CA	Private	4:1	233	39%
10	University of West Los Angeles Inglewood, CA	Private	4:1	6	—
11	Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton, CA	Private	5:1	178	—
12	Los Angeles College of Music Pasadena, CA	Private	5:1	267	81%
13	University of the West Rosemead, CA	Private	5:1	41	100%
14	Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA	Private	6:1	480	70%
15	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	Private	6:1	212	100%
16	Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA	Private	6:1	14	—
17	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Private	6:1	7,841	4%
18	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	Private	7:1	1,004	73%
19	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	Private	7:1	881	26%
20	California Northstate University Elk Grove, CA	Private	7:1	69	85%
21	Design Institute of San Diego San Diego, CA	Private	7:1	92	88%
22	Heritage University Toppenish, WA	Private	7:1	782	—
23	Oak Valley College Rialto, CA	Private	7:1	52	—
24	Pacific Rim Christian University Honolulu, HI	Private	7:1	113	—
25	Pacific States University Los Angeles, CA	Private	7:1	17	—
26	Pomona College Claremont, CA	Private	7:1	1,638	7%
27	Samuel Merritt University Oakland, CA	Private	7:1	712	—
28	Soka University of America Aliso Viejo, CA	Private	7:1	464	70%
29	The Chicago School at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	Private	7:1	324	40%
30	Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK	Private	8:1	400	86%
31	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	Private	8:1	2,054	75%
32	Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA	Private	8:1	1,379	11%
33	Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA	Private	8:1	1,178	96%
34	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	Private	8:1	1,614	58%
35	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	Private	8:1	915	13%
36	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	Private	8:1	1,242	84%
37	Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA	Private	8:1	60	—
38	Whittier College Whittier, CA	Private	8:1	812	85%
39	Bastyr University Kenmore, WA	Private	9:1	58	—
40	California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	149	—
41	City University of Seattle Seattle, WA	Private	9:1	1,091	—
42	Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach, CA	Private	9:1	776	78%
43	National University of Natural Medicine Portland, OR	Private	9:1	28	—
44	Northwest University Kirkland, WA	Private	9:1	642	88%
45	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	1,844	40%
46	Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR	Private	9:1	412	69%
47	Pacific University Forest Grove, OR	Private	9:1	1,556	92%
48	Reed College Portland, OR	Private	9:1	1,407	27%
49	Southern California Institute of Architecture Los Angeles, CA	Private	9:1	236	83%
50	University of Portland Portland, OR	Private	9:1	3,104	95%

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