Menlo College
Atherton, California · Also known as Menlo · Website
$76,419
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$76,419
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Menlo College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Atherton, California with 752 undergraduates and 46 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,100 a year (tuition and fees $53,630). It admits 68% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $76,419 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,100
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,630
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,750
About $231 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$76,419
Rank 244 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
- $31,100
- Tuition and fees
- $53,630
- Cost of attendance
- $72,020
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,546
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,618
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $28,103
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,596
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,298
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 $38,750 in 2015-16 to $53,630 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
- 68%
- Undergraduates
- 752
- Graduate students
- 46
- Part-time students
- 2.8%
- Women
- 43%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 13
- Endowment
- $21.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
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 244 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,100 | $20,161 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,630 | $8,086 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 80% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,750 | $11,537 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,608 | $36,048 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $76,419 | $41,472 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $23,250 | $49,788 | $74,930 | $69,303 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $21,500 | Withheld | $52,942 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $23,250 | $69,684 | $103,918 | $83,343 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $22,000 | $50,306 | $81,996 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,955 | $71,067 | $93,619 | $76,194 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Real EstateBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Data AnalyticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Atherton and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Menlo College cost?
$31,100 a year is the average net price at Menlo College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,630, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $72,020. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,546 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Menlo College?
68% of applicants are admitted to Menlo College. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do Menlo College graduates earn?
$76,419 a year is the median pay of former Menlo College students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,608 after 6 years). That ranks 244 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $71,067.
How much student debt do Menlo College graduates have?
$21,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Menlo College graduates, about $231 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Menlo College?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Menlo College finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Menlo College?
Marketing (46 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (29 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (26 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 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.