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
- $27,0321,590th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,0701,825th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $51,0701,822nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $69,8791,819th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,750859th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,419182nd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,608238th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.3%1,097th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.7%1,245th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 67.8%557th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8111,480th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 29.4%1,238th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 16 mi (SFO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
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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.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Menlo College’s 811 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Whittier CollegeWhittier, CA · 812 undergrads
- Woodbury UniversityBurbank, CA · 825 undergrads
- Laurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA · 794 undergrads
- Laguna College of Art and DesignLaguna Beach, CA · 776 undergrads
- Glendale Career CollegeGlendale, CA · 854 undergrads
- California State University Maritime AcademyVallejo, CA · 761 undergrads
Elsewhere
- American College of Healthcare SciencesPortland, OR · 810 undergrads
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn, NY · 810 undergrads
- Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris, GA · 810 undergrads
- Thomas UniversityThomasville, GA · 813 undergrads
- Bryan College-DaytonDayton, TN · 815 undergrads
- Coker UniversityHartsville, SC · 807 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemenlo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 118693)
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- Compare with Whittier CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Menlo College vs Whittier CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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