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Foothill College Data & Information Overview

437 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
11% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Foothill College Ranked?

#136 Best Colleges in Nation
#21 Best Colleges in CA
Allied Health Professions Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Foothill College was awarded 437 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Foothill College is ranked #136 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Foothill College held the #179 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 168 colleges in California, Foothill College is ranked at #21.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Foothill College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Foothill College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Foothill College admissions.

Foothill College Faculty

23 to 1 Student to Faculty
32% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Foothill College, this rate is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Foothill College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  32 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Foothill College

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Foothill College.

Foothill College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,016 Full-Time Undergraduates
64.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
53.4% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,605 undergraduates at Foothill College with 4,016 being full-time and 10,589 being part-time.

How Much Does Foothill College Cost?

$6,200 Net Price
2% Take Out Loans
$24,332 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Foothill College is $6,200. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Foothill College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,662 $5,565 $8,986 $9,829 $11,228

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Foothill College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Foothill College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $6,083 a year. That adds up to $24,332 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Foothill College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Foothill College Graduates Make?

$58,157 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Foothill College make around $58,157 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Foothill College students since it is 37% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Foothill College

California State
4,016 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Foothill College is a public institution situated in Los Altos Hills, California. Los Altos Hills is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Foothill College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Phone: 650-949-7777
Website: https://foothill.edu/

Foothill College Majors

54 Majors With Completions
1,411 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Dental Support Services 72 NA
Horticulture 0 NA
Accounting 0 NA
Business Administration & Management 0 NA
Communication & Media Studies 0 NA
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 NA
Audiovisual Communications 0 NA
Graphic Communications 0 NA
Computer Programming 0 NA
Computer Science 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Foothill College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Foothill College

73% Take At Least One Class Online
59% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 9,061 students took at least one online class at Foothill College. This is a decrease from the 12,086 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 9,061 7,377
2019-2020 12,086 11,755
2018-2019 8,361 5,439
2017-2018 8,642 5,547
2016-2017 7,946 4,978

Learn more about online learning at Foothill College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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