The Eberhardt School of Business provides the personalized learning environments of a small college with the choices and opportunities of a major university. With small class sizes and an enviable 18-1 student-faculty ratio, our students select from undergraduate degree programs in Accounting, Business Analytics, Finance, Management & HR, Marketing Management, and Sport Management & Analytics, as well as graduate programs in Accounting, Business Analytics, and Finance. We are the only Division I California university to offer a business major in the fast-growing field of sport management.

Real-world Learning

Real-world learning is a central part of the Eberhardt experience. In the unique Eberhardt Student Investment Funds, students learn investment strategies — with real money — managing a $3.9 million portfolio. At the Eberhardt Career Management Center, students receive the tools and connections to earn major internships and jobs around the country.

Alumni Success

Eberhardt alumni are among the most successful in the country. A Georgetown University study of career earnings found Pacific among the top 3 percent in the nation, outpacing all the University of California schools and nearly all the other nationally ranked private universities.

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Mission

The Eberhardt School of Business develops knowledgeable, innovative business leaders in a personalized, experience-based learning environment and produces scholarship that contributes to disciplinary knowledge, informs teaching, and advances the practice of business. 

  • Maintaining a student-centered learning environment
  • Educating the whole person
  • Stimulating intellectual growth
  • Maintaining a mutually supportive community of faculty, staff and students
  • Engaging external stakeholders
  • Promoting excellence
  • Being socially responsible
  • Behaving ethically and with integrity
  • Providing service to the university, community and profession

More than 44 Years of Excellence

Business courses have been offered at University of the Pacific for most of its 170-year history. In 1977, the business program was recognized as a separate school and named the School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA). It was the first new professional school established at Pacific since 1955.

In 1982, SBPA moved into Weber Hall. One of the first buildings constructed when the campus was moved from San Jose to Stockton in 1924, it was named for Captain Charles Weber, founder of the City of Stockton. In 1983, the School was first accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. With the arrival of a business school, an intensive fundraising campaign was launched to completely refurbish the building. This project, completed in 1989, along with continued upgrades and renovation since then, has resulted in modern classrooms and offices, classroom-oriented computer labs, and executive development facilities that provide an environment conducive to business learning and research.

The SBPA expanded its outreach to the community with the establishment of a Center for Management Development in 1989. In September 1991, the center was officially named the Westgate Center for Management Development, in recognition of financial support from Edward W. Westgate, a former member of Pacific’s Board of Regents.

From 1993 to 2018, the Eberhardt School of Business offered a Master of Business Administration. Primarily offered on the Stockton Campus, innovations in the program included the accelerated 5-year BSBA/MBA degree, the MBA for the Dugoni School of Dentistry, the 16-Month Full-Time MBA, and the Sacramento MBA.

Robert M. Eberhardt ‘51 succeeded his father as President of the Bank of Stockton and Chair of the Board of Regents. After his unexpected death in 1994, his wife, Mimi Eberhardt, assumed his position as regent, while his brother, Douglass, a Class of 1959 Business alumnus, became President of the Bank of Stockton. Douglass Eberhardt ’59 served as a regent of Pacific for 12 years. Mary Elizabeth Eberhardt ’80 currently serves as a Regent and has given generously of her time and expertise. Eleven members of the Eberhardt family have received degrees from the university and numerous employees of the Bank of Stockton and their families are Pacific alumni.

The Eberhardt School has established innovative programs in entrepreneurship and received more than $2.6 million in grants from the Fletcher Jones, General Mills, and Coca-Cola foundations and a major anonymous donor. A suite housing the offices for the Center for Entrepreneurship was constructed in Weber Hall utilizing funds donated in memory of Greenlaw Grupe Sr. This Center also houses the Institute for Family Business.

The Center for Business and Policy Research was founded in 2004 as the Business Forecasting Center. Since 2008, the Center has expanded its topical scope, staff, and expertise beyond economic forecasting, and the Center was renamed in 2015 to reflect its work better. The Center is a research and outreach unit known for independent, objective analyses of business, economic, and public policy issues in California with a focus on the Northern California Megaregion which includes the North San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento Metro Area, and the Bay Area. Widely recognized across California for the quality of its analyses, the Center's reports and experts are cited about 100 times per year in the local, state, and national press.

As part of the university’s $330 million comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Investing in Excellence,” which closed in 2007, the Eberhardt School of Business raised more than $16 million to advance its academic programs, renovate and upgrade facilities, and fund student scholarships.

The Student Investment Fund was established in 2007 thanks to a $1 million gift from the Bank of Stockton and its president and CEO Douglass M. Eberhardt. Noting the successes of the fund, Pacific’s Board of Regents invested an additional $1 million. The completely student-managed fund provides an invaluable learning experience for students and a portion of the fund’s earnings support designated university programs. The fund routinely outperforms market indices, and its current value nears $3.5 million, making it one of the largest in the West. Among more than 12,700 business schools worldwide, the Eberhardt School of Business is one of only 200 to offer a student-managed investment fund, and it recently became the first commercialized student fund in the nation (UOP/SIF Model, Morgan Stanley).

Gaining distinction through its popular Pacific Business Forum, the Eberhardt School of Business brings prominent business and government leaders to campus several times each year participants have included Masaaki Morita, a member of the founding family and retired CEO of Sony; Richard Rosenberg, former chairman and CEO of BankAmerica Corp.; Peter L. Harris, former president and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers; John Chambers, former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc.; Walter Robb, former co-president and COO of Whole Foods Market Inc. and former Pacific regent and MacGregpr Read & Eric Lindberg, co-CEO’s of Grocery Outlet.

In 2013, responding to the change in the California CPA requirements, the Eberhardt School launched a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accounting. Today, the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree is one of the largest undergraduate degree programs at Pacific.

The Eberhardt School of Business cultivates the leadership skills and innovative spirit of its students while providing training in state-of-the-art business applications. Classes are highly interactive, encouraging close learning relationships between students and faculty. Career management staff and resources exclusive to business students and alumni help graduates launch successful careers. Fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the school transforms lives through excellence in business education with a faculty and staff dedicated to a learning process that is personal, relevant, and professional.

Eberhardt School of Business is always looking to expand and improve initiatives dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in attending and organizing events in order to create more of an inclusive environment at the Eberhardt School. The Assistant Dean for Diversity Equity & Inclusion works closely with students and the Dean of the Eberhardt School of Business to cultivate a space for students and faculty to work together on areas like DEI and more.

Unique Programs

  • 5-year dual-degree Bachelor and Master of Accounting program
  • $3.7 million dollar student-managed investment fund

Student-Centered Education

  • Top-rated faculty
  • Personalized learning experience
  • Instruction by faculty, not assistants
  • Pacific student-faculty ratio 14:1

Dedicated Career Services

  • Required career course
  • Internships and field projects
  • Better than 90% employment rate historically
  • More than 62% of accounting students placed in big four firms
AACSB Accreditation

We are a fully-accredited member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB accreditation represents the highest standard of achievement for business schools worldwide. Being AACSB-accredited means a business school is able to continuously pass a strict set of standards that ensure quality.

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Why should AACSB accreditation matter to me?

  • A degree from an AACSB-accredited school is recognized worldwide by employers and other universities as the best in preparing students for the next level.
  • AACSB-accredited schools are challenging and will teach you the right skills to give you a distinct advantage in the real world.
  • The degree you earn will be from a school that has passed a tough review and meets the standards of the best business schools in the world.

When the Eberhardt School received its 10-year re-accreditation by the AACSB, the site team noted that student evaluations of teaching at the Eberhardt School were the highest they had seen.

AACSB accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education. Visit www.aacsb.edu/accreditation for more information.

 

Eberhardt Executive Advisory Council

The Eberhardt School of Business Executive Advisory Council serves in an advisory role to the Eberhardt School and offers great insight into market trends, curriculum development, program direction, and strategic vision. The Eberhardt Executive Advisory Council meets several times a year to discuss important topics and initiatives and culminates with one "year in review" meeting. Members of the Eberhardt Executive Advisory Council advise the Dean on how the Eberhardt School is achieving its mission to maintain professionally-relevant educational programs. Eberhardt Executive Advisory Council members are expected to be engaged in the Eberhardt School through networking opportunities with our alumni and current students. Members are regularly invited to attend Eberhardt School and University functions and alumni events, to participate in mock interviews and employer events with our students, and to visit classes as guest lecturers.

Gary Christopherson
Partner
Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson

Dell Demps '92, '98 
Assistant Coach
Utah Jazz

Brooks Esser '80
Marketing Manager
Hewlett Packard Company

Barry D. Harper '66
Partner
Harper GPS International

Wayne Jarrett '95
Director, Operations & Delivery
RealEstateInvestors.com

Joe Johnson
Lecturer/Consultant

Ashley Jones, '15
Vice President
Edelman

Kimun Lee '68
President
Resources Consolidated

Ed Padovan '74
(retired) 
United Parcel Service

Rick Paulsen '82
President
Richard R. Paulsen & Associates

Laura Pinkerton
Financial Center Manager, Vice President 
Citizens Business Bank

Angela Rosenquist '00, '01, '03
Senior Director of Sales
InnovAsian Cusine

Milo Shelly
Vice President (retired)
E. & J. Gallo Winery

Krista Snelling '95
President and Chief Executive Officer
Santa Cruz County Bank

Tolen Teigen
Chief Investment Officer
FinDec

Juan Valdes
Chief Financial Officer
Delicato Family Wines

Steve Werner '77
President
Werner Properties, Inc.

students running chocolate strawberry fundraiser
Clubs, Organizations, & Honor Societies

While at Pacific, Eberhardt School of Business students can participate in a wide range of clubs, organizations, and honor societies. These activities help students develop their leadership skills, expand their professional network, and enhance their Pacific experience.

  • Beta Alpha Psi (ΒΑΨ) is an honor society for financial information students and professionals. ΒΑΨ recognizes academic achievements in the fields of accounting, finance, and information systems and provides opportunities for professional development and networking.
  • Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ) is an international business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools. In addition to encouraging and honoring academic achievement in the study of business, ΒΓΣ cultivates and celebrates leadership and professional excellence. 

  • Delta Sigma Pi (ΔΣΠ) is a professional business fraternity organized to foster the study of business, encourage scholarship and social activity, and promote close connections between business students and the business world.
  • Eberhardt School of Business Student Association (ESBSA) is an undergraduate student association focused on promoting leadership and engagement among undergraduate students of the school.
  • Management and Human Resources Student Association (MHRSA) is an organization for Pacific students interested in the field of Management and Human Resources. MHRSA helps students become actively involved in the field of management via student events and professional networking.
  • Pacific American Marketing Association (PAMA) is the collegiate chapter of the professional marketing organization AMA. PAMA offers students real-world marketing opportunities in the community and on campus.
  • Pacific Society of Women in Business (PSWIB) is a pre-professional organization that promotes empowerment, equality, and enrichment through leadership, networking, and professional development in support of women in the workplace.
  • Phi Alpha Delta (ΦΑΔ) is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion, and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community.
  • Student Investment Fund (SIF) offers dynamic undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the world of investing.

These are just a few of the clubs, organizations, and honor societies available to Pacific and ESB students. Visit the Pacific Clubs and Organizations site to learn about all registered student organizations on campus.