Palo Alto University: Statistics

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#3211 of 14,131 In the World
#918 of 2,597 In North America
#850 of 2,496 In the United States
#73 of 249 In California
#1 of 2 In Palo Alto
#223 of 1,031 For Sexology
Top50% For 93 other topics
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Acceptance rate
12%
Undergraduates
64
Graduates
1,085
Male:Female Ratio
17:83
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

Palo Alto University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

We've calculated the 12% acceptance rate for Palo Alto University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

1,149 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 549 (48%)
Hispanic 210 (18%)
Two or more races 161 (14%)
Nonresident Alien 95 (8%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 66 (6%)
Black or African American 49 (4%)
Asian 18 (2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $17,627$30,476
Tuition in-state $17,627$30,476
Tuition out-of-state $17,627$30,476
Fee in-district $5,353$2,270
Fee in-state $5,353$2,270
Fee out-of-state $5,353$2,270

Palo Alto University majors

Palo Alto University has granted 29 bachelor's degrees across 2 programs, 220 master's across 3 programs, and 91 doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Palo Alto University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Clinical Psychology 86 91
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling 118
Psychology, General 14 16
Industrial and Organizational Psychology 15
Grand Total 29 220 91

Publications & Citations

Palo Alto University has published 8,901 scientific papers with 297,325 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Psychology, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Pathology, Psychiatry, Genetics, Chemistry, and Surgery.

Publications
8,901
Citations
297,325

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
6,975 / 203,724
Biology
5,502 / 210,443
Psychology
4,107 / 116,882
Computer Science
3,785 / 156,349
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
3,762 / 114,154
Pathology
3,387 / 115,587
Psychiatry
2,968 / 83,865
Genetics
2,902 / 122,445
Chemistry
2,818 / 114,801
Surgery
2,443 / 62,317
Engineering
2,387 / 84,393
Biochemistry
2,166 / 89,940
Physics
2,006 / 82,649
Mathematics
1,984 / 58,710
Political Science
1,914 / 52,446
Sociology
1,906 / 52,305
Law
1,866 / 51,226
Environmental Science
1,815 / 58,868
Statistics
1,745 / 46,222
Neuroscience
1,531 / 56,425
Philosophy
1,420 / 44,802
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
1,372 / 40,110
Immunology
1,320 / 54,625
Public Health
1,162 / 36,314
Nursing
1,162 / 26,096
Clinical Psychology
1,131 / 36,547
Oncology and Cancer research
1,119 / 22,607
Quantum and Particle physics
1,004 / 41,524
Demography
984 / 30,689
Business
970 / 25,373
Social Psychology
961 / 28,561
Economics
960 / 23,037
Geography and Cartography
956 / 32,213
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
931 / 35,606
Cardiology
921 / 19,673
Geology
899 / 31,052
Health Science
774 / 17,046
Development Studies
702 / 15,310
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
694 / 40,332
Physical Therapy
686 / 25,215

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 24 685
1991 26 708
1992 35 903
1993 28 871
1994 32 900
1995 20 911
1996 25 1009
1997 45 1138
1998 42 1179
1999 48 1351
2000 55 1631
2001 77 2043
2002 78 2397
2003 87 2778
2004 94 3471
2005 103 4085
2006 139 4697
2007 143 4960
2008 191 5747
2009 226 6517
2010 244 7413
2011 234 8536
2012 302 9986
2013 377 11348
2014 447 12598
2015 432 13731
2016 508 14869
2017 550 16867
2018 571 17429
2019 657 20571
2020 734 26260
2021 808 34419
2022 795 32755
Academic rankings

General info

Alternative names Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
PAU
Founded 1975
Motto Engaging Minds, Improving Lives
Colors blue, gold
Total FTE staff 159
Carnegie classification Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools

Location and contacts

Address 1791 Arastradero Rd
Palo Alto, California, 94304-1337
United States
City population 69,000
Phone 8008186136

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