Menlo College
Atherton, CA · Private four-year · Suburb: Large
831undergraduates
68%admitted
Test-blind (scores not considered)SAT/ACT
$28,158average net price per year
51%graduate in 6 years
70%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 3,041
- Admitted
- 2,062
- Admit rate
- 68%
- Admit rate, women
- 71%
- Admit rate, men
- 64%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 9%
- First-year students
- 178
- SAT/ACT
- Test-blind (scores not considered)
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Not considered |
| Recommendations | Considered, not required |
| Essay or personal statement | Considered, not required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Not considered |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
11 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (8)
- Accounting Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (41 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (18 awarded)
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- International Business/Trade/Commerce Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (29 awarded)
- Real Estate Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management Bachelor's (14 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Business Analytics Bachelor's (7 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $51,070
- Housing and food on campus
- $15,537
- Books and supplies
- $938
- Other on-campus costs
- $4,824
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $72,369
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $72,369
- Total cost living at home
- $57,336
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,525 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,579 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $30,099 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $32,519 |
| Over $110,000 | $36,551 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $41,775
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $38,261
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 29%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 41%
- Average amount borrowed
- $6,842
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 31%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 49%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 51%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 55%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 51%
- Came back for year two
- 70%
| Pell grant students | 66% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 32% |
| Neither | 45% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 55 | 55% |
| Men | 95 | 49% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 10 | 60% (small group) |
| Black | 15 | 53% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 42 | 45% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 57% (small group) |
| White | 32 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 46% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 5 | 60% (small group) |
| International | 25 | 64% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 153 | 56% | 20% |
| Started here, part-time | 7 | 86% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 110 | 63% | 6% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 4 | 75% (small group) | 0% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 840
- Undergraduates
- 831
- Full-time undergraduates
- 809
- Part-time undergraduates
- 22
- Graduate students
- 9
- Students per faculty member
- 12 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 5%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 8%
| Women | 42% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 6% |
| Black | 4% |
| Hispanic | 32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2% |
| White | 16% |
| Two or more races | 11% |
| Race unknown | 4% |
| International | 24% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Large
- Address
- 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton, CA, 94027-4301
- County
- San Mateo County
- Type
- Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
- Highest degree
- Master's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball
- Offers
- Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.