Menlo College

Atherton, CA · Private · Large suburb · Menlo

Private institution in Atherton, CA · 811 undergraduates · 68% acceptance rate · $76,419 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Top 9%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Top 12%Median earnings, 6 years after entry

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $27,0321,600th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $51,0701,842nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $51,0701,839th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $69,8791,834th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $21,750866th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $76,419183rd highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $60,608239th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 51.3%1,105th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 69.7%1,253rd highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 67.8%563rd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: —
Median ACT: —

Campus

Undergraduates: 8111,483rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 29.4%1,252nd highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (SFO)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Most Selective Colleges in California#39

Applying

EANov 30
RDMar 15

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: Free
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$64,328	$66,325
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$52,107	$46,321
MarketingBusiness	bachelors	$48,667	$42,682
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$46,589	$47,260
Psychology, GeneralPsychology	bachelors	—	—

Campus facts

Founded in 1927source
Athletic nickname: "Oaks"source
Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
School colors: #00396F and #AAAAAA and #FFFFFFsource
Formerly known as "Menlo School and Junior College" (1927–1949)source
Formerly known as "Menlo School and Menlo College" (1949–2008)source
Athletic conference: PacWestsource
Notable alum: Penelope Ann Millersource
Notable alum: Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saudsource
Notable alum: Patty Hearstsource
Notable alum: Dan Gurneysource

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,318,512 (M $2,215,090 · W $2,103,422)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.