Sofia University Graduate Schools

Sofia University (referred to as Sofia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Palo Alto, CA. It is classified as a Other special-focus institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Sofia University is $14,195 in average. The school has 937 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 948 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Sofia University (referred to as Sofia) is a Private, 4 years school located in Palo Alto, CA. It is classified as a Other special-focus institution school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (2/26/1998 - Current).
Sofia Directory Information
School NameSofia University (Sofia)
Address1069 East Meadow Cr, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone650-493-4430
Webhttps://www.sofia.edu
Online Applicationhttps://sof-web.scansoftware.com/cafeweb/tapestry?page
Financial Infohttps://www.sofia.edu/admissions/financing-your-education
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Sofia University is $14,195 in average. The school has 937 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 948 including undergraduate students.Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$14,195
Student Population937
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs7 graduate programs
(2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Sofia University is $14,195 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $598.
Sofia University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Sofia University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student ServicesNo On-Campus Services Available or Reported

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Sofia University is $14,195. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -4.83% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
TuitionFees
2018-2019$21,600$400
2019-2020$14,415$400
2020-2021$15,460$500
2021-2022$14,415$500
2022-2023$13,620$575
The graduate school tuition & fees of Sofia is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the California graduate tuition is $21,739 (public) / $23,882 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Sofia University$14,195
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
California Graduate Schools$19,794$22,475
Public$11,472$21,739
Private$23,882
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $598 at Sofia University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 6.79% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition
2018-2019$550
2019-2020$560
2020-2021$560
2021-2022$560
2022-2023$598

Graduate Programs at Sofia

Sofia University offers 6 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 652 students have completed their study at Sofia University.
Offered Degrees at Sofia University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree30635
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship104
Doctor's degree - other100
Post Bachelor's Degree1113
Total61652
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Sofia University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychology (other) program with 13 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 612 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Psychology (other) program with 4 completers.
Sofia University offers 6 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 652 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 635 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 13 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 10 completers-
Computer Science10-
Psychology [+] 13 completers-
Psychology (other)13-
Business [+] 612 completers-
Business Administration and Management612-
Total635
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] 4 completers-
Psychology (other)4-
Total4
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] 0 completers-
Clinical Psychology0-
Total0
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology [+] 13 completers-
Psychology (other)13-
Total13

Graduate Student Population at Sofia

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,038 students enrolled into Sofia University graduate schools where it has total 948 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 76 full-time and 962 part-time graduate students. By gender, 450 male and 588 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,038450588
Full-time761462
Part-tme962436526
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 110 White (10.60%), 9 Black/African American (0.87%), 20 Hispanic (1.93%), 33 Asian (3.18%), and 866 students with other races.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,038450588
American Indian/Native American101
Asian331320
Black/African American945
Hispanic20317
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander303
White1102288
Two More615
Un-Known856407449
Non-resident Alien000
Sofia University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 814 graduate students (78.42% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 218 graduate students (21.00% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,038
Enrolled Online Exclusively814
Enrolled Some Online Courses218
Not in Online Courses6
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Sofia University. 15 students are aged 20 to 24 (1.45% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 97 students are aged above 50 (9.34%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Sofia University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,038450588
Age 18-19110
Age 22-2415510
Age 25-291074166
Age 30-3419673123
Age 35-39276115161
Age 40-49343169174
Age 50-64833548
Over 641495
Age Un-Known321

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