University of Silicon Valley

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Silicon Valley

University of Silicon Valley operates as a private for-profit institution located in San Jose, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 455 students of which 598 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Silicon Valley is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 51.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,815, with published in-state tuition of $22,480 and a Pell grant recipient share of 49.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $31,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 31.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 68.8%. Graduates earn a median of $51,017 ten years after enrolling, compared with $39,802 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 15400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.0% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.