News Release

Pacific Named a “Best Buy” by Fiske Books

(June 25, 2009) -

The 2010 Fiske Guide to Colleges named University of the Pacific as one of the 44 "best buys" for a college education in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The announcement was made this week by the publishers of the popular college guide, SourceBooks Inc.

According to the company, the 44 institutions selected for the guide "are based on the quality of academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance." Fiske researchers combined the cost data with academic and other life-style information about each college and university to determine what institutions offer educational opportunities at a relatively modest cost.

Pacific has previously been selected as a "best value" by the "U.S. News and World Report" annual college rankings for the past nine years.

"We are honored that we have again been recognized as one of the universities that gives students the best value for their education dollar," said Robert Alexander, associate provost for enrollment.

"While many people simply compare tuition as the cost of an education, they often forget to consider other factors: class sizes, the quality of the instruction, career/job placement assistance and the financial assistance that offsets tuition. Combine those strengths with our four-year graduation guarantee, and its easy to see why applications at Pacific have tripled in the last year- we clearly come out on top when students compare us to other institutions."

The "Fiske Guide to Colleges" is a best-selling college guide that is updated and released annually. The independent guide offers no advertising nor collects fees from any of the colleges it covers. The latest version of the guide which includes Pacific will be available for purchase in July.

For more information, about the guide, visit http://www.sourcebookscollege.com and http://fiskeguide.com.