Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA · Private · Rural (fringe) · PAU · Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
Private institution in Palo Alto, CA · 19 undergraduates · $83,187 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 9%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
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- In-state tuition & fees
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- Median graduate debt
- $20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $83,187113th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,310182nd highest of 1,950 reporting
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 192,110th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.2%1,739th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (SFO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 3 of 3 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $63,005 | $66,171 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | $51,273 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Palo Alto University’s 19 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
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Elsewhere
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-ShreveportShreveport, LA · 20 undergrads
- St. John Vianney College SeminaryMiami, FL · 18 undergrads
- Summit Christian CollegeGering, NE · 17 undergrads
- University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort Worth, TX · 17 undergrads
- Yeshiva Ohr YisraelBrooklyn, NY · 17 undergrads
- Bais Medrash of Dexter ParkChestnut Ridge, NY · 22 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitepaloaltou.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 120698)
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- Compare with Bergin University of Canine StudiesSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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