De Anza Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#2 in Community Colleges

De Anza College is ranked 2^nd in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate De Anza College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $12,317 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has large number of students of 16,335.
It offers very diverse area of study (137 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of De Anza are $12,317 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College $12,317

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at De Anza is 68% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College 68%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at De Anza is 7% and it is lower (small number of students transferred-out) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College 7%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at De Anza is 78% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College 78%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at De Anza is 16,335 and its population large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College 16,335

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at De Anza is $4,678 which is 37.98% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College $4,678

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at De Anza is 27 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

De Anza College 27 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

De Anza offers 137 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.