Sofia University

Palo Alto, California Private for-profit 4-year Small city

Overview

Sofia University is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Palo Alto, California. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,145 students in fall 2024, including 5 undergraduates and 1,140 graduate students.

Sofia University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, Other, Business Administration and Management, and Computer Science. It awarded 310 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,145

Students enrolled

310

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

11:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Psychology 2

Psychology, Other CertificateBachelorMasterPhD Online option 173 graduates
Clinical Psychology Professional

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Business Administration and Management Master 98 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Computer Science CertificateMaster Online option 39 graduates

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio: 11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees: 2
Master's degrees: 293
Doctoral degrees (research): 14
Postbaccalaureate certificates: 1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,145
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 5
Graduate students, fall 2024: 1,140
Full-time, fall 2024: 74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,660
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 7
Graduate students, 2024-25: 1,653
Full-time, 2024-25: 76%
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: 65%
Men: 35%
White: 7%
Hispanic or Latino: 3%
Asian: 2%
International (U.S. nonresident): 58%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 30%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 2
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 27%
Students taking some online courses: 73%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Quarter
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
President: Carol Humphreys
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program