Menlo College

Menlo College is a private, nonprofit school located in the small town setting of Atherton, CA, less than an hour from San Francisco.

Founded in 1927, Menlo College currently enrolls around 777 students a year, including 777 undergrads. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

Admissions Facts About Menlo College

Acceptance rate: 0%

Early Decision or Early Action: No/Yes

2022 Regular Decision Deadline: April 1

2022 Regular Decision Notification Date:

What's the acceptance rate at Menlo College in 2021?

Menlo College is a moderately difficult school to get accepted to. Around 0 percent of all applicants to Menlo College are accepted each year.

In 2021, 0 applicants were waitlisted and 0 waitlisted students got accepted.

Is Menlo College a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Acceptance rate and average GPA are good indicators of how selective an institution is, but they don't say much about the quality of the education or the student experience. There are a few statistics that can give you a good idea of how satisfied students are and how well a school supports its students.

Retention, graduation, and job placement statistics all give valuable information about the quality of the student experience, before and after graduation.

Retention and graduation rates

Out of all the first-year, full-time undergrads who start at Menlo College, around 0 percent return for their sophomore year.

The average six-year graduation rate for U.S. colleges and universities is 61 percent for public schools, and 67 percent for private, non-profit schools.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement and student debt statistics for recent graduates can give you a sense of the return on investment a school offers. Students in the class of 2021 who had taken out student loans graduated with an average of $29,943 of debt. For context, compare this number with the average national debt, which is around $36,000 per borrower.

Based on this information, how does Menlo College sound? Remember, a school that is perfect for one person may not be the right school for someone else! So the real question to ask yourself: is Menlo College a good school for YOU?

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