PAU

Palo Alto University

Palo Alto, California Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area

Overview

Palo Alto University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Palo Alto, California. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,065 students in fall 2024, including 14 undergraduates and 1,051 graduate students.

Palo Alto University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Clinical Psychology and Psychology, General. It awarded 348 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

1,065

Students enrolled

348

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

15:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Psychology 3

Clinical Psychology MasterPhD Online option 175 graduates
Psychology, General BachelorMaster Online option 38 graduates
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Bachelor Online option

Health Professions 2

Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master Online option
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master Online option

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 9
Master's degrees: 254
Doctoral degrees (research): 85

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,065
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 14
Graduate students, fall 2024: 1,051
Full-time, fall 2024: 83%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,361
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 24
Graduate students, 2024-25: 1,337
Full-time, 2024-25: 80%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 81%
Men: 19%
White: 46%
Hispanic or Latino: 14%
Black or African American: 4%
Asian: 17%
Two or more races: 6%
International (U.S. nonresident): 10%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option: 5
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 25%
Students taking some online courses: 18%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Rural area
Academic calendar: Quarter
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President: Farouk Dey
Services and opportunities: Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization