The University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton, California, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university, previously known as "UOP" and now as "Pacific", was originally chartered on July 10, 1851, in Santa Clara under the name "California Wesleyan College." In 1858, the college opened the first medical school on the West Coast. The medical school later became part of Stanford and is now California Pacific Medical Center.
In 1871, the campus was moved to San José, and the college opened its doors to women, becoming the first independent co-educational campus in California. In 1878, the Conservatory of Music was established at Pacific, making it the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River. In 1911, the name was changed to "College of the Pacific" (COP).
In 1925, the campus relocated from the Bay Area to the Central Valley city of Stockton; it became the "University of the Pacific" in 1961.
Pacific was one of the state's first institutions for higher learning, chartered at about the same time as the present Santa Clara University. There are three professional schools: the top-ten ranked Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, the top-100 ranked McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, and the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on the main campus in Stockton.
In May 2007, the university announced an estate gift of $100 million from Robert C. and Jeannette Powell. The gift was unusual in its size for an institution like Pacific that is not primarily research-focused. Only 29 other universities throughout the world had received a larger gift in the prior 40 years.
University of the Pacific is also the home of KPAC Student Radio, 89.7 (FM).

Campus
As of 2006, the Stockton campus had 4,704 students (3,535 undergraduates, 638 professional pharmacy students, and 531 graduate students, mostly in the fields of education and business). Approximately 80% are from California; the rest are from 43 other states and 42 other countries.
The Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco had 510 students, and the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento had 1037 students.
Forty-four percent of undergraduates are from ethnic and racially under-represented American minorities, and another four percent are from other countries. (Thirteen percent did not state ethnicity and are listed as "Unknown.") (Data Set for 2006)

African-American 3%
Asian/Pacific Islander 33%
Hispanic 9%
Multi-ethnic 3%
Native American 1%
White/Caucasian 39%
Unknown 13%
Male: 1988 42%
Female: 2716: 58% Demographics
For an institution its size, the school is unusual in the breadth and mix of undergraduate and professional education it offers. It currently offers more than 100 programs and grants more than 60 undergraduate degrees. Graduate degrees are offered (M.M., M.Ed., M.A., MBA and M.S.), including educational specialist in school psychology (Ed. S.), and doctoral (D.P.T., Ed. D. and Ph.D.) degrees in over 15 departments, in five schools and colleges. In total, Pacific issues the following degrees:
These degrees are offered across nine schools and a graduate office within the University. These include:
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, once an adjunct professor, continues to teach at the McGeorge School of Law. The school's programs of study can be found on the school's Academics page.

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Bachelor of Music
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Education
Master of Laws (LLM)
Master of Music
Master of Science (MS)
Education Specialist (EdS)
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Juris Doctor (JD)
Master of Laws (LLM)
Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD)
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco
Gladys L. Benerd School of Education, Stockton
College of the Pacific: the University's school of science and liberal arts, Stockton
Conservatory of Music] the first conservatory of music on the West Coast, Stockton
Eberhardt School of Business, Stockton
Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Stockton
McGeorge School of Law , Sacramento
School of Engineering and Computer Science, Stockton
School of International Studies: one of six undergraduate schools of international studies in the United States, Stockton
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Stockton Athletics
The University is currently headed by President Donald DeRosa, who became the university's 23rd president in 1995. Under his leadership, the university undertook a $200 million fundraising campaign to construct, among other things, a University Center, Biological Sciences Center, multipurpose gymnasium, a library addition, and the Klein Family Field for baseball. In the summer of 2007, the University announced it had vastly exceeded that goal, having raised a total of $330 million, including the gift of $100 million from Robert C. and Jeannette Powell.
Serving under the president are various vice presidents. In 2005, former Stanford Athletic Director Ted Leland announced that he would return to his undergraduate alma mater as Pacific's Vice President of University Advancement.
The president is selected by the University's Board of Regents, consisting of 27 members, including U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Janice Brown, U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Connie M. Callahan. Former members are occasionally named Emeritus Board Members. This list includes San Diego Chargers owner Alex G. Spanos.
The provost, Philip N. Gilbertson, serves as the chief academic officer, overseeing all of the university's schools and divisions. The Council of Deans comprises all academic deans, associate and assistant provosts, the Director of Planning and Research, and the Academic Budget Officer.

Administration
Greek life plays an important role at University of the Pacific, where there are four on-campus social fraternity houses, four on-campus social sorority houses, and five multicultural fraternities that are overseen by the University's Department of Housing and Greek Life.
Fraternities
Sororities
Multicultural organizations
Professional fraternities
Service fraternities
Honors societies
Approximately 20% of Pacific students are involved in Greek life at Pacific.

Theta Chi
Delta Upsilon (Omega Phi Alpha)
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Chi
Alpha Phi
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Delta Sigma Theta
Gamma Alpha Omega
Omega Delta Phi
Xi Chi Sigma
Rho Delta Chi
Alpha Chi Sigma—Chemistry
Delta Sigma Pi—Business
Kappa Psi—Pharmacy
Mu Phi Epsilon—Music
Rho Pi Phi—Pharmacy
Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Delta Chi—Pharmacy
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia—Music
Sigma Alpha Iota—Music
Theta Alpha Phi
Lambda Kappa Sigma—Pharmacy
Alpha Phi Omega
Tau Beta Pi Notable alumni

John Dunning, won 2 NCAA women's volleyball titles and had 7 Final Four appearances as Pacific's head coach from 1985-2000; now head coach at Stanford University
Jon Gruden, former UOP Assistant Football Coach, current Head Coach of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terry Liskevych, former 3-time Olympic women's volleyball head coach; Pacific's head coach from 1977-84
Ed Sprague, former Major League Baseball all-star; current head baseball coach, 2004-present
Amos Alonzo Stagg, "The Grand Old Man of Football", head football coach at Pacific from 1933-46
Bob Thomason, 5-time Big West Coach of the Year and school's all-time winningest men's basketball coach; Pacific's head coach from 1988-present