Palo Alto University (Palo Alto) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Palo Alto, CA.
It offers 5 graduate programs - 4 Master's, and 1 Doctorate. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $50,166.
A total of 1,051 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,065 students at Palo Alto. Palo Alto offers online graduate programs and 330 out of 1,051 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Palo Alto's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $50,166. It offers five (5) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Palo Alto University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1791 Arastradero Rd, Palo Alto, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,204 students
330 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $50,166 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 5 Graduate Programs
4 Master's, 1 Doctorate |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Palo Alto University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Palo Alto University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,166 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $791.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $45,254 |
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| Fees | $4,912 |
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| Cost per Credit | $791 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $32,341 | $32,746 | $47,668 | $49,200 | $50,166 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Palo Alto University offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 5 major areas - 4 Master's, 1 Doctorate. 254 students have been conferred Master's degree and 85 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 254 | 85 | - | - |
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| Men | 32 | 16 | - | - |
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| Women | 222 | 69 | - | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
Palo Alto graduate schools have a total of 1,204 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 194 male and 1,010 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 935 full-time and 269 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 330 students enrolled through online exclusively and 240 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 554 White, 49 Black, and 149 Asian students are attending at Palo Alto University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,204 |
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| Men | 194 |
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| Women | 1,010 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,204 |
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| Full-time Students | 935 |
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| Part-time Students | 269 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,204 |
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| Asian | 149 |
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| Black | 49 |
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| Hispanic | 224 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 3 |
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| White | 554 |
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| Two or more races | 68 |
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| Un-Known | 45 |
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Online Population
At Palo Alto University graduate schools, 330 students enrolled online exclusively and 240 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,051 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 330 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 240 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 481 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 330 |
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| California Resident | 252 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 69 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 9 |
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