Menlo College

Private · Moderately Selective · CA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationCA · West

SettingSuburban

Undergrads752

Student:faculty14:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate36.9%

6-yr grad rate53.5%

Drop-out rate30.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$54k

Out-of-state tuition$54k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity83.1%

Gender diversity42.5%

International21.5%

Identity—

Overview

Menlo College is a small private college in Atherton, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, built almost entirely around business education rather than a broad liberal-arts catalog.

Academics

Entrepreneurship, finance, and sports management are the clearest specialties, and the college leans on its location to give students internship access to the surrounding technology economy. Class sizes are small throughout, consistent with a college of Menlo's scale.

Campus & student life

The campus is more residential than is typical for a small business-focused college, giving it a traditional college feel despite its narrow academic focus and Silicon Valley address.

After graduation

Proximity to Silicon Valley's technology and venture-capital economy gives business and entrepreneurship graduates an internship and networking pipeline that a similarly sized college in a less concentrated business region would not have.

Worth knowing

Menlo's near-total focus on business is worth flagging for students who want breadth in the humanities or sciences - the curriculum is narrower by design than a typical small liberal-arts college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate68.5%

Enrolled mid-50%—

Test policynot used

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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