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For-profit College

Sofia University

For-profit College in Palo Alto, CA.

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Sofia University · Campus
Federal loan default
0%
Green Flags
  • ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags

Academics

Full-time retention
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Transfer-out rate
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Student:faculty
11:1

This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. At 11:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. This is a small school — 4 undergraduates — so cohorts are tight and the program list is necessarily short.

Financial Aid

Average net price
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Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
100%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
100%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

Net price is not reported for this institution, which means there is no single what-you-pay number to compare — the aid participation rates below are the closest available proxy. Most students get help: 100% receive grants worth $3,657 on average. Most students borrow — 100% take federal loans to cover the gap.

Federal student loans went to 4 of these 4 students, totalling $19,375 — an average of $4,844 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.

Studio
$2,621/mo
1 bedroom
$2,982/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$3,483/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

VA caution flag

Heightened Cash Monitoring (Financial Responsibility); School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring

GI Bill students
7
Yellow Ribbon
Yes
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Sofia University

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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