Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California · Website
$57,072
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$57,072
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Foothill College is a public 4-year college in Los Altos Hills, California with 11,137 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $7,653 a year (tuition and fees $1,565 in-state, $12,590 out-of-state). 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,072 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$7,653
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,565
Out-of-state $12,590
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,072
Rank 957 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $7,653
- Tuition in-state
- $1,565
- Tuition out-of-state
- $12,590
- Cost of attendance
- $16,361
- Students with a need-based grant
- 8.7%
- Students with federal loans
- 2.2%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,571
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,390
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,389
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,193
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,237
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,551 in 2015-16 to $1,565 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 11,137
- Part-time students
- 65%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 26
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $13.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 957 of 5,094 US colleges and 126 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $7,653 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,565 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,920 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,072 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 323 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 179 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 109 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 90 | Withheld | Withheld | $55,694 | $39,288 |
| Educational/Instructional Media DesignCertificate | Certificate | 71 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $11,000 | $81,255 | $82,028 | $68,061 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $10,500 | $107,048 | $127,604 | $65,389 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,283 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,243 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 34 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,929 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 31 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,144 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 26 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,068 |
| Geography and CartographyCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| Special Education and TeachingAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Los Altos Hills and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Foothill College cost?
$7,653 a year is the average net price at Foothill College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,565 for in-state students and $12,590 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,361. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,571 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Foothill College?
Foothill College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Foothill College graduates earn?
$57,072 a year is the median pay of former Foothill College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,920 after 6 years). That ranks 957 of 5,094 US colleges and 126 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's) at $107,048.
How much student debt do Foothill College graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Foothill College graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 2.2% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Foothill College?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Foothill College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Foothill College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (323 certificate graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (179 certificate graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (109 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.