Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Palo Alto's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California.
Palo Alto has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 924 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California average (2,024 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Palo Alto University1,065141,051
Similarly Ranked Schools924814575
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,0161,017
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California2,0241,6281,062
The below chart compares the student population between Palo Alto University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 178 male and 887 female students attending Palo Alto. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.20 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Palo Alto.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Palo Alto
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1414179
Men2225
Women1212154
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Palo Alto
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,051872179
Men17615125
Women875721154

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 464 White students (43.57%) and 188 Hispanic students (17.65%) at Palo Alto University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Palo Alto University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Palo Alto University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian303
Black or African American211
Hispanic110
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White505
Two or More Races000
Race/Ethnicity Unknown202
Total 14212
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Palo Alto University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian14923126
Black or African American47740
Hispanic18733154
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White45985374
Two or More Races591049
Race/Ethnicity Unknown39633
Total 1,051176875

Online Student Population

At Palo Alto University, 584 students (54.84% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 343 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 263 students live in California where Palo Alto University is located in and 71 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,065141,051
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes34313330
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2411240
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4810481
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)34313330
California Residents26311252
Other State in U.S.71269
Outside of U.S.909
Unknown000