University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA · For-profit · Large city · Cogswell College · USV
For-profit institution in San Jose, CA · 377 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $51,017 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 18%Acceptance rate
- Top 20%Pell Grant share
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
- $30,7991,757th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $22,4801,185th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,480992nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $36,3611,131st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $31,0001,835th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,0171,022nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $39,8021,238th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.9%1,654th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 58.3%1,640th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 51.3%292nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 3771,748th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 47.5%438th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 28 mi (SFO)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 10 of 10 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering, OtherEngineering | bachelors | $33,993 | $52,289 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,459 | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $33,281 | — |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $24,730 | $30,984 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer ProgrammingComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Key links
- Official websiteusv.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 112394)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Silicon Valley vs California Aeronautical UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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