FourYearCost

Menlo College

Atherton, CAPrivate nonprofitRank 69 of 1,732Traditional rank 45 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$41,775
202 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$34,783
574 recipients
The drop
$6,992
16.7% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$41,775Later years$34,783

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$17,525
$30–48k$16,579
$48–75k$30,099
$75–110k$32,519
$110k+$36,551

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$49,090
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$51,070
Change$1,980 (+4.0%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$15,537

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$42,8002018-19$44,3052019-20$45,8602020-21$47,4252021-22$49,0902022-23$51,0702023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +19.3% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$35,6582020-21$29,1512021-22$28,1582022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years51%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)70%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants31%
Freshmen taking federal loans40%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,983
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,281

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Harvey Mudd College$42,070$456
Saint Mary's College of California$42,080$7,518
University of Southern California$43,208−$2,316
University of Redlands$43,425$5,772
University of the Pacific$38,314$2,715

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