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Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, CA · Rural · 14 students
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Graduation rate
58% typical
$83,187
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$63,582 typical
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Acceptance rate
82% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
About

Palo Alto University (PAU) is a specialized private institution renowned for its dedicated focus on behavioral health, offering premier undergraduate completion pathways alongside top-tier master’s and doctoral programs in clinical psychology and counseling. The university is notably distinguished by the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium, an elite clinical training partnership with Stanford University's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The student experience is intimate, research-driven, and practice-oriented, fostering a supportive community deeply committed to social justice, evidence-based care, and hands-on fieldwork through extensive local clinical placements.


Wikipedia:Palo Alto University (PAU) is a private university in Palo Alto, California, that focuses on behavioral health disciplines like counseling, psychology, and social work. It was founded in 1975 as the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology and became Palo Alto University in 2009.

Location
Palo Alto, CA, 94304-1337 · Rural campus
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Nearest airport from college
SJC · San Jose
14 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Cost of attendance$66,459
Same price for all students
Cost of attendance$66,459
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: paloaltou.edu
How it’s made up
Tuition$19,260
Housing$25,233
Books & supplies$1,212
Personal expenses$9,486
Transportation$11,154
Total published by the school$66,459

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Outcomes
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$63,310
10 yrs after entry$83,187
Debt
Median at graduation$20,500
Monthly payment$217
Middle 50% owe$12.4k–$25k
90th percentile$25,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Special focus — other health professions: $63,582 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 14%Women 86%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell grant
50%
First-gen
47%
Family income
$18,766
Independent
63%
Age at entry
28.0
Part-time
0%
Race & ethnicity
White
36%
Hispanic
7%
Black
14%
Asian
21%
NH/PI
7%
Unknown
14%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs · measured 2020 & 2021
After 6 yrs
$63,310
After 10 yrs
$83,187
Psychology, General16
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology6
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$1M
Full-time faculty
56%
Faculty salary
$16,185/mo
Teaching spend
$24,704
per student
Federal loans
41%
Classification
Carnegie type
Special focus — other health professions
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, inclusive admissions

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