Menlo vs. Platt College-Los Angeles

Menlo College vs. Platt College Los Angeles comparison

	Menlo College	Platt College Los Angeles	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Location	Atherton, CA	Alhambra, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Large Suburban
Enrollment	800	667
Type	Private 4 Year	Private 4 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	For-profit
Website	menlo.edu	plattcollege.edu
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Costs	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Tuition (In State)	$48,260	$14,519
Tuition (Out of State)	$48,260	$14,519
Room & Board	$16,250	$13,832
Avg Net Price	$29,151	$29,589
Avg Grant Aid	$34,632	$6,587
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	85%

Admission	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	3,357	-
Admitted	2,072	-
Acceptance Rate	61.7%	Open
Enrolled %	9.8%	Open
Avg High School GPA	3.3	-
Typical High School Grades	B+	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
Applicant Competition	Low
ACT Range
SAT Range
Submit Test Scores	Not considered for admission, even if submitted (Test Blind)
Application Deadline	Apr 1, 2025

Academics	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Student to Faculty Ratio	15:1	21:1
Popular Majors	Business (67%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (18%) Communication (15%) Psychology (1%)	Health Professions (33%) Visual and Performing Arts (32%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (19%) Legal Professions (15%)
Outcomes	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Graduation Rate	34%	46%
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$53,900	$34,700
Making Student Loan Payments	55%	28%
Median Student Loan Debt	$21,062	$21,000
Median Loan Payment	$217	$217

Diversity	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
% Men	56%	21%
% Women	44%	79%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	29%	15%
% Black	6%	3%
% Hispanic	22%	66%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	2%	1%
% Two or More Races	8%	2%
% International	14%	0%
% Unknown Race	9%	1%

Students	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
% In-State	49%	99%
% Out-of-State	22%	0%
Campus	Menlo	Platt College-Los Angeles
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	No
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Menlo College is larger than than Platt College-Los Angeles based on total student enrollment (800 students vs. 667 students)

Menlo vs. Platt College-Los Angeles Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Menlo or Platt College-Los Angeles?

• Menlo College is 232.4% more expensive to attend than Platt College-Los Angeles for in-state tuition ($48,260.00 vs. $14,519.00)
• Out of state tuition is 232.4% higher at Menlo than Platt College Los Angeles ($48,260.00 vs. $14,519.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Menlo College than Platt College-Los Angeles ($29,151 vs. $29,589)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Platt College Los Angeles are 17.5% lower than costs at Menlo College ($13,832 vs. $16,250)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Menlo College than Platt College Los Angeles (100% vs. 85%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Menlo College students is 425.8% larger than aid received Platt College Los Angeles ($34,632 vs. $6,587)

Which college is harder to get into, Menlo or Platt College-Los Angeles? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Platt College-Los Angeles or Menlo .

Menlo vs. Platt College-Los Angeles Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Menlo or Platt College-Los Angeles? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Platt College-Los Angeles and Menlo.

• The graduation rate at Platt College-Los Angeles is higher than Menlo College (46% vs. 34%)
• Graduates from Menlo College earn on average $19,200 more per year than Platt College-Los Angeles graduates after ten years. ($53,900 vs. $34,700)
• Platt College Los Angeles students graduate with a $62 lower median federal student loan debt than Menlo graduates. ($21,000 vs. $21,062)
• Platt College Los Angeles and Menlo graduates both have a median monthly student loan payment upon graduation ($217 vs. $217)
• More Menlo graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Platt College-Los Angeles students, three years after graduation. (55% vs. 28%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/