Private for-profit · University
Sofia University
Palo Alto, California · Small city
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Sofia University is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in Palo Alto, California (small city setting), enrolling 5 undergraduates.
About Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a charter city in northwestern Santa Clara County, California, United States. Before the arrival of Europeans, the Ohlone lived on the San Francisco peninsula; in particular, the Puichon Ohlone lived in the Palo Alto area. Palo Alto serves as a central economic focal point of the Silicon Valley and is home to more than 7,000 businesses employing more than 98,000 people. In the mid-1950s Palo Alto had a railroad village feel and the streets were lined with bungalows and prim storefronts. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Small city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to San Jose, CA
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to San Carlos (SQL)
How Sofia University compares
Lower than 68%
Larger than 1%
Percentiles compare Sofia University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate50%
- Graduate1,140100%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White60%
- Asian40%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 5
- Graduate enrollment
- 1,140
- Student–faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 100%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 100%
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $62,334
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
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- Students with federal loans
- 100%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,145 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 80°F
- Winter low
- 39°F
- Annual rain
- 15.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Palo Alto, CA US station (2 mi from campus).
What Sofia University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.