Menlo College

Menlo College, also known as Menlo, is a four-year baccalaureate college located in the Silicon Valley town of Atherton, California. It covers a 45 acres campus. It was founded in 1927 as a junior college to the Menlo School for Boys. The college became co-educational in 1971 and separated from the Menlo School in 1994. The Menlo College offers bachelor’s degree in science for business administration and bachelor’s degree in arts for liberal arts or mass communication.

Menlo College has an active Greek life with honor societies such as Alpha Chi and Delta Mu Delta. The college also has a large number of clubs such as Chinese Culture Club, Club Asia, Fishing Club, and Football Club. The college also has a student government association. The sports teams are nicknamed as Oaks. They sponsor several athletics team for both men and women, participating in baseball, basketball and wrestling.

Menlo College Highlights

Where Menlo College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

• Many students concentrating in business and management and media.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

• Library on-campus
• Campus housing available
• Student meal (board) plan
• Study abroad option
• Weekend study option
• Part-time classes available
• ROTC

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Students

The student enrollment at Menlo College was 680 in 2007 (648 full-time equivalent).

About 57% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 43% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 14% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 86% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Financial Aid: Menlo College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

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Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Housing and Meals

Menlo College provides on-campus housing for 424 of its 648 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Menlo College Athletics

School sports include football (Northwest Conference), basketball (California Pacific Conference), baseball (Division III Independents), and track (California Pacific Conference).

Menlo College Admissions (2007)

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