- The Inkwell
- California
- University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CACity: largeZIP 95134Founded 1887
- Sector
- Private for-profit
- Founded
- 1887
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.usv.edu
CaliforniaPrivate for-profit
University of Silicon Valley
University of Silicon Valley is a private for-profit university in San Jose, California, with 455 undergraduates. It admits 51% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $34,100 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate51%
Retention69%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share65%
Federal loans65%
$34,100net price / year
51%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$59,124median earnings, 10 yrs
$31,000median debt
#830 of 1,704 for earnings#1,567 of 1,739 for lowest net price#949 of 1,738 for graduation rate#255 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,563tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,480
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,480
- Average net price
- $34,100national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$33,573
$30,001–48,000$29,204
$48,001–75,000$31,810
$75,001–110,000$38,604
$110,001+$42,129
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 51%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college51%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college69%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college65%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 37%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,529
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,124middle 50%: $32,890–$88,956
- Median debt at graduation
- $31,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,956
Median, University of Silicon Valley$59,124
Lower quarter$32,890
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 455
- Part-time
- 21%
- Women / men
- 28% / 72%
- Average age at entry
- 21.3
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 6.9%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,964 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,946
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White29%
Hispanic27%
Black12%
Asian17%
Two or more races6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
Unknown8.3%
4 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Visual & performing arts38%
Computer & information sciences31%
Communications technologies18%
Business & management12%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 112394. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5141289.