About
The University of Silicon Valley (USV) is a private for-profit university in San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. The school was founded in 1887 as Cogswell Technical School, and later known as Cogswell Polytechnical College. It was the first technical training institution in the Western United States and one of only two private universities, along with Stanford University, that were originally guaranteed a tax exemption in the California Constitution. USV is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission. Programs at USV range from digital media to engineering, with an emphasis on digital animation, audio and music production, and video game design.
Admissions & acceptance rate
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at University of Silicon Valley
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Silicon Valley vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Silicon Valley selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Silicon Valley | 29% | — | 477 | $30,799 | Baccalaureate |
Berkeley College-New York | 44% | — | 2,156 | $25,133 | Baccalaureate |
DeVry University-Arizona | 60% | — | 6 | — | Baccalaureate |
DeVry University-New Jersey | 67% | 100.0% | 67 | — | Baccalaureate |
DeVry University-Ohio | 23% | 100.0% | 211 | — | Baccalaureate |
DigiPen Institute of Technology | 61% | 64.4% | 1,084 | $42,033 | Baccalaureate |
Paier College | 57% | 61.5% | — | $30,982 | Baccalaureate |
Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | 32% | — | 2,061 | $28,037 | Baccalaureate |
South University-Austin | 0% | — | 297 | $24,532 | Baccalaureate |
South University-Montgomery | 14% | — | 303 | $25,157 | Baccalaureate |
South University-Virginia Beach | 10% | — | 258 | $24,372 | Baccalaureate |
University of Advancing Technology | 27% | 98.1% | 933 | $20,913 | Baccalaureate |
University of Phoenix-Hawaii | 0% | — | — | — | Baccalaureate |
University of Phoenix-Nevada | 0% | — | — | — | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 28% | 98.1% | 303 | $25,157 |
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (15)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityNational Charter High School & Homeschool ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$8,000
- opportunityValor ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$3,000
- opportunitySalute to Military ServiceUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$2,500
- opportunityEsports ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$2,000
- opportunity15-to-Finish ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityDegree Completion GrantUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityDragon Plus ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityFamily Member GrantUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityHS Seniors of DistinctionUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$1,000
- opportunityDragon ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$500
- opportunityGolden Age ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$500
- opportunityTransfer GrantUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$500
- opportunityWomen in Business & CS ScholarshipUniversity of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site$500
- opportunityBusiness Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Graduate)University of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site
- opportunityCEO Leadership of Tomorrow (Graduate)University of Silicon Valleyinstitution_site
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