University of the Pacific

University of the Pacific was established July 10, 1851, as California's first chartered institution of higher learning. It was founded by pioneering Methodist ministers and remains the only Methodist-related university in California. Originally located in Santa Clara, the university later moved to San Jose and, in 1924, moved to Stockton, making it the first private four-year university in the Central Valley Pacific has enjoyed extraordinary stability in administration. From 2009-19, Pamela A. Eibeck served as the sixth president since the university's move to Stockton in 1924. Upon Eibeck's retirement, Provost Maria Pallavicini began serving as interim president during the search for Pacific's next president. Pacific continues to expand its academic offerings in Sacramento and San Francisco as guided by our strategic plan, Pacific 2020R.