De Anza College
Public Community College in Cupertino, CA. Six-year graduation rate 68%. Median 10-year earnings $56,596.
Students who entered De Anza College land at a median of $56,596 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Completion is a strength: 68% of students finish within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $5,625.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.10 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
68% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 76% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 33% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 28:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a public four-year university, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 14,978 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $9,693 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $5,887 at $0–30k, $11,825 at $110k+. 47% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 3% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 2,569 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,887 |
| $30–48k | $4,834 |
| $48–75k | $7,798 |
| $75–110k | $11,094 |
| $110k+ | $11,825 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 436 of these 14,978 students, totalling $2,434,589 — an average of $5,584 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Santa Clara County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026