Menlo College

1000 El Camino Real, Atherton, CA 94027 - View Map View Map

School Notes Overview:

    The mission of the college is to educate and develop future leaders in a small, innovative, private residential undergraduate college of management that integrates programs in business, mass communication, and liberal arts.

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School Overview:

Menlo College
County San Mateo County, CA
Title IV Eligible Yes
Carnegie Classification Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level 4 or more years
Institution Control Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate 672 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 97 students
 
Total Enrollment 769 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 423 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 97%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 24%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,403
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 16%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $5,660
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 97%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $10,150
% Students Receiving Loans 54%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $4,337

School Notes:

  • Menlo College is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian institution where students become leaders.
  • Menlo College is a Small College that Truly offers Big Advantages -- distinguished professors who come here first and foremost to teach, a fantastic location in the San Francisco Bay Area, a true community of students who come from across the street and around the world, a phenomenal athletic program for men and women, and best of all – access to our worldwide network of highly accomplished and successful alumni.
  • A Menlo College education incorporates a management component into each of our three majors. Each program is built on a strong foundation of liberal arts courses, helping our graduates to hone critical thinking skills, communicate effectively, and understand a wide range of subjects from literature to history to economics - all greatly enhanced at Menlo by the outstanding scholars that make up our faculty, each with a singular focus on teaching and mentoring. At Menlo College our goal is to increase your ability to learn thereby providing you with the only sustainable competitive advantage for leaders in today’s rapidly changing world.
  • Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

  • Wolves down rival with scoring barrage (The San Francisco Examiner)
    posted on September 19, 2011 at 05:11:48 am
    ATHERTON After its first loss of the season, Jewish Community High School of the Bay’s boys’ soccer team asserted itself against rival Kehillah on Sunday at Menlo College, and it did so with force. The Wolves peppered the Rams with 20 shots on goal and scored eight unanswered goals in a runaway 8-1 win. “Certainly when we score goals, it’s important, because last year we didn’t score very many ...
  • Menlo College launches car-sharing service (San Jose Mercury News)
    posted on September 16, 2011 at 04:31:26 am
    Menlo College students who don't own a car now have the chance to rent one on campus to do a grocery run or other quick errand between classes. On Thursday, the college debuted a program with the car-sharing service Zipcar Inc. that offers students, faculty and staff a convenient, low-cost transportation option.
  • Grant helps Menlo College students improve financial literacy (San Mateo County Times)
    posted on July 17, 2011 at 11:29:08 pm
    The funding from Citi, a financial-services company, supports Learn and Invest for Tomorrow, a program that teaches students how to manage their own finances. In a news release, Menlo President James Kelly described the initiative as 'one of the most successful programs we've ever executed.'
  • Menlo College gets $1 million to help working students (San Jose Mercury News)
    posted on July 11, 2011 at 12:28:52 am
    The recent gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation, a San Francisco-based organization that supports higher education and the arts, will bolster scholarship awards for Menlo's Professional Studies Program, which speeds up the process for full-time working students to get their degree from the business-oriented school.
  • High School Notebook (Salem Statesman Journal)
    posted on June 8, 2011 at 11:12:33 am
    South Salem: Senior Jake Fohn has signed a letter of intent to play football at Menlo College in Atherton, Calif.

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