Cogswell College
Acceptance rate
51.2%
2025
Peer median 69.4%
Tuition per year
$22,480
$42,406 with room and board
Peer median $33,770
Undergraduates
456
Student-faculty ratio 13:1
Peer median 11 : 1
Graduation rate
29.5%
4-year; 6-year rate 43.8%
Peer median 45.1%
“Peers” are all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 4-year
- Location
- San Jose, California
- Website
- www.usv.edu
- Undergraduates
- 456
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Large city
- Nearest major city
- San Jose, about 10 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 4 mi
- Academic calendar
- Trimester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Mark Naufel (President & CEO)
- Phone
- 8002647955
- City
- San Jose, California
- Address
- 191 Baypointe Parkway, San Jose, CA 95134
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 69.4% · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2020: men 49.1%, women 50.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 5 in 10
340 applicants in 2025, 51.2% admitted
174 admitted 166 not admitted Yield 42.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Popular graduate programs
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies · Master's7 (0% international)
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General. | - | ||
| Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. | $36,399 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game and Interactive Media Design. | $27,485 | ||
| Music Technology. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. | $30,573 |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Under | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General. | - | ||
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. | - |
Students
477 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 72:28 · Freshman retention 68.8%
- Continuing undergraduates 254
- First-year undergraduates 65
- Graduate students 21
- Transfers and others 137
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (456)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.5% in 2016
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2019
Cost
2025 cost per year
$42,406
- Undergraduate tuition
- $22,480
- Room and board
- $19,926
- Graduate tuition
- $10,579
Peer median tuition + room and board $46,780 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Tuition rose 35% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 69%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$10.8M
Expenses$14.1M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 4.5 mi
U.S. News #55
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 12.5 mi
U.S. News #5
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 29.6 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 36.1 mi
U.S. News #20
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San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco · 36.2 mi
U.S. News #227
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 37.5 mi
U.S. News #116
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University of the PacificStockton · 52.1 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of California-DavisDavis · 78.5 mi
U.S. News #34
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University of California-MercedMerced · 83.3 mi
U.S. News #69
Peer median 8.9 · all 403 private baccalaureate colleges in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.