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Menlo College

Atherton, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·menlo.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
-16.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
810
peer median 1,900
Avg net price
$27,032
-$309 vs peer
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About

Menlo College is a small private institution located in Atherton, California, founded in 1927. It offers undergraduate degrees in business and psychology, along with graduate programs in information systems, financial technology, and sport and performance psychology, emphasizing practical skills and internships.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
4,637
4,637 candidates competed
Admitted
3,175
68.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
167
5.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
54%-16.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
37%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
54%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
55%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 16 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
5
31.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing5 · 31.2%
  • No Data11 · 68.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
11

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+46.7%
$52,942 vs $36,082
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+107.7%
$74,930 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+127.2%
$81,996 vs $36,082
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+159.5%
$93,619 vs $36,082
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+188.0%
$103,918 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

5
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
43%
$22,750 debt · $52,942 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$23,250 debt · $74,930 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
29%
$27,000 debt · $93,619 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$19,500 debt · $81,996 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
23%
$23,875 debt · $103,918 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 1961Next review Jun 2028

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. Mar 2021Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  5. Feb 2019Removal of Monitoring Status
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,525
$30–48k$16,579
$48–75k$30,099
$75–110k$32,519
$110k+$36,551

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,032
-$309vs peer median $27,341
Federal loans
38.5%
In-state tuition
$51,070
Out-of-state
$51,070

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 275 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $6.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
275
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,704,587 total
Direct Loans
$6.0M
789 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
304 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
338 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$279K
16 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.2M
130 loan awards
Grad PLUS$7K
1 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 196 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.0%
-0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
196
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
5.3%
2018
7.4%
2019
2.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Menlo College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs14
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

164 total completions
01Business
11368.9%
02Psychology
3018.3%
03Parks/Recreation
148.5%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
74.3%
05Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
810
12-mo unduplicated
891
Undergraduate
874
Graduate
17

Gender split

Men
58%518
Women
42%373

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
32.6%
Non-resident
22.6%
White
16.3%
Two or more
11.0%
Asian
6.7%
Black
4.3%
Unknown
3.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
337
192 M · 145 W
Women athletes
43.0%
Athletic aid
$4.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$9.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.3M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$29K
$20K
Head-coach salaries
$55K
$55K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Wrestling
34 M · 38 W
$1.5M
Soccer
41 M · 26 W
$1.2M
Baseball
45 M · —
$684K
Volleyball
18 M · 19 W
$944K
Basketball
15 M · 14 W
$1.1M
Golf
17 M · 10 W
$591K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.25
1 offenses · 800 students

3-year trend

4.842 yrs ago6.711 yr ago1.25Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs024
Liquor046

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
25

Menlo College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Menlo College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMenlo College
54%—810$27,032—
California Lutheran University
70%75.7%3,351$26,433Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Chapman University
82%65.4%9,760$47,527R2 Research
Dominican University of California
78%83.5%1,900$50,218Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Linfield University
70%85.2%1,709$27,341Baccalaureate
Northeastern University Oakland
62%16.7%640—Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Notre Dame de Namur University
7%99.9%306—Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Saint Mary's College of California
70%86.5%2,734$31,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
University of the Pacific
68%71.3%6,944$25,926Doctoral/Professional
Whittier College
60%80.8%795$29,871Baccalaureate
Willamette University
71%77.1%2,180$23,663Baccalaureate
Peer group median70%78.9%1,900$27,341

Institutions like Menlo College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Menlo College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Menlo College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Dr. Duane Brooks
    Associate Dean for Institutional Effectiveness & AACSB Accreditation

Common Data Set

Menlo College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Menlo College (27)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Earle M. Chiles
  • David C. Copley
  • Tim Dore
  • Bill Duplissea
    Politics
  • Bruce Edwards
    Entertainment
  • James Espaldon
  • Carla Esparza
    Athletics
  • Ashlee Evans-Smith
    Athletics
  • Patty Hearst
  • Sean Patrick Kane
  • Edward A. Kawānanakoa
  • Mark Lopez
    Business
Showing 1–12 of 27
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Frequently asked questions about Menlo College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Menlo College.

What is the graduation rate at Menlo College?

Menlo College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Menlo College?

Menlo College reports a total enrollment of 810 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Menlo College?

The average net price at Menlo College is $27,032 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Menlo College?

Menlo College's yield rate is 5.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Menlo College located?

Menlo College is located in Atherton, California 94027-4301.

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