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Menlo College is a private located in Atherton, California. Menlo College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Menlo College is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $59,466 10 years after enrolling, 45th in California, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Menlo College bachelor students earn 12% more than the national average. Menlo College is ranked 50th in California.
Menlo College’s median net annual cost of $27,840 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 5 programs at Menlo College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Psychology - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$27,840
Average years to graduate
4.4
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Menlo College is 2% lower than the state average, and 4% above the average for all special focus four-year: business & management schools in the country.
At Menlo College, Pell Grant recipients represent 34% of the measured graduating class, 1% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Menlo College graduates within 4.4 years.
Menlo College is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Menlo College’s economic mobility score of 3.94 is calculated by adjusting the 10.28 economic score of lower-income students by the 34% pell grant recipients within the student body. Menlo College’s EMS of 3.94 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Menlo College pays $27,840 a year, $36,714 less than the $64,554 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $27,840
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Menlo College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $27,840 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 57% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,229. This is 3% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,410
Pell grants
$4,953
State grants
$6,983
Institutional grants
$25,922
Menlo College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 2,134 applicants, of which 1,489 were admitted and 148 enrolled. Menlo College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Menlo College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
94%
83%
Female
51%
59%
First time
58%
59%
In-state
67%
68%
1st generation
40%
35%
White
21%
52%
Black
6%
14%
Hispanic
29%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
4%
0.3%
Other
32%
12%