Patten University

Patten University is a private university in Oakland, CA. It has a very small sized student body with full-time enrollment of 399 undergraduates. What's more, Patten University places 79th in CA on our top private universities list. For students with residences in California, tuition runs $7,634 per year; non-California applicants, however, must spend $8,437 a year. Before you rule out applying due to cost constraints, be conscious that every single Patten student obtains some grant or scholarship funding. A couple years after graduation, alumni make an average salary of $21,600. After 4 more years of experience, the graduate's median annual earnings rises 33.8% to $28,900; however, that is still 27.9% south of the national median income. Some of you may want to know that Patten doesn't have early decision and the application fee is $30. Also, it does not offer evening degree programs, and Patten does not offer a study abroad program. Apropos of finances, be aware that students awarded federal grants receive $4,286 in monetary aid on average. Concerning demographics, students from California make up 4% of the undergraduate population and 87% of undergraduates are from a household with an annual income between $30k and $48k. Regarding life on campus, first-year undergraduates don't have to live in on-campus housing. Lastly, 28% of Patten's graduates are not employed two years after completing their studies and 69% of graduates have jobs six years after graduation.