De Anza College

About

Type: Public, 4-year
Location: Cupertino, California
Website: www.deanza.edu
Undergraduates: 17,425
Student-faculty ratio: 28 : 1

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Setting: Small city
Nearest major city: San Jose, about 15 mi
Nearest international airport: Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), about 7 mi

Cupertino, California

Academic calendar: Quarter
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Omar Torres, Ed.D. (President)
Phone: 4088645678
City: Cupertino, California
Address: 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA 95014

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate2,110201 international (9.5%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Business Administration and Management, General

412

Biological and Physical Sciences

237

Psychology, General

165

Computer Science

122

Mathematics, General

121

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

108

Social Sciences, General

107

Economics, General

70

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

68

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

63

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
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Businesshas 453 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business Administration and Management, General.	$19,192
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-
Real Estate.	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.	-

Social sciencehas 263 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Social Sciences, General.	-
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 237 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-

Liberal arts has 176 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	-

Psychology has 165 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Psychology, General.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 155 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Computer Programming/Programmer, General.	-
Computer Science.	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration.	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 121 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Mathematics, General.	-

Communication has 112 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-
Journalism.	-
Radio and Television.	-

Mechanic and repair has 58 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Musical Instrument Fabrication and Repair.	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.	-

Health professionshas 54 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Medical/Clinical Assistant.	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 49 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Graphic Design.	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.	-
Photography.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Drawing.	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics.	-
Music, General.	-

Human science has 48 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	-

Biologyhas 38 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

Parks, recreation, leisure has 34 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-

Homeland security has 33 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	-

Legal professionshas 31 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Legal Studies.	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.	-

English has 20 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
English Language and Literature, General.	-

Communications technologies has 20 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.	-

History has 18 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
History, General.	-

Cultural has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Ethnic Studies.	-
Women's Studies.	-

Precision production has 8 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.	-

Engineering technologieshas 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician.	-
Energy Systems Technology/Technician.	-

Philosophy has 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Philosophy.	-

Students

17,425 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 52:48 · Freshman retention 76.4%

Continuing undergraduates 8,801
First-year undergraduates 3,296
Transfers and others 5,328

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (17,425)

Asian

6,387 · 36.7%

Hispanic

4,520 · 25.9%

White

3,567 · 20.5%

International

1,318 · 7.6%

Two or more races

848 · 4.9%

Black

471 · 2.7%

Unknown

229 · 1.3%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

7.3%

18–19

30.0%

20–21

17.9%

22–24

12.4%

25 and over

32.5%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates7.6%

1,318 in 2025 · 10.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$33,387

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $12,596
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,571
Room and board: $20,791

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

20.4K 2016

21.2K 2017

22.0K 2018

21.3K 2019

25.3K 2020

33.9K 2021

30.4K 2022

31.8K 2023

33.1K 2024

33.4K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 50% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 74%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$223M

Government grants and contracts

$152M68.4%

Tuition and fees

$21.1M9.5%

Investment return

$13.1M5.9%

Auxiliary enterprises

$540K0.2%

Other

$35.7M16.0%

Expenses$186M

Instruction

$65.4M35.2%

Scholarships

$25.0M13.5%

Academic support

$22.6M12.2%

Institutional support

$13.9M7.5%

Student services

$8.7M4.7%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.5M0.8%

Other

$48.6M26.2%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$103,821peers $68,588

Instructor

$103,821peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	62	-
Soccer	30	19
Swimming and Diving (combined)	28	20
Track and Field (Outdoor)	30	18
Baseball	31	-
Cross Country	14	10
Volleyball	-	16
Badminton	-	13
Beach Volleyball	-	13
Basketball	12	-

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field (Outdoor)	45	24
Football	60	-
Soccer	27	16
Swimming and Diving (combined)	20	12
Baseball	30	-
Cross Country	13	8
Beach Volleyball	-	18
Volleyball	-	16
Badminton	-	12

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Track and Field (Outdoor)	46	23
Football	54	-
Soccer	33	-
Baseball	29	-
Swimming and Diving (combined)	16	9
Cross Country	14	7
Volleyball	-	16
Badminton	-	14
Beach Volleyball	-	14
Basketball	13	-

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

0.9 2016

0.9 2017

1.7 2018

1.8 2019

1.4 2020

0.3 2021

0.3 2022

0.4 2023

0.6 2024

0.6 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Drug arrests

5

Weapons arrests

4

Fondling

3

Aggravated assault

3

Motor vehicle theft

3

Robbery

2

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

All 24

Notable alumni of De Anza College include Steve Jobs (Co-founder of Apple Inc), Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple) and Teri Hatcher (Actress known for Desperate Housewives).

Steve Jobs 1955–2011

Co-founder of Apple Inc

Also attended: Reed College

Spouse: Laurene Powell Jobs (University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University)
Steve Wozniak 1950–

Co-founder of Apple

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, University of Colorado Boulder
Teri Hatcher 1964–

Actress known for Desperate Housewives

Spouse: Jon Tenney (The Juilliard School, Vassar College)
Len Wiseman 1973–

Film director known for the Underworld series
John Ottman 1964–

Film composer, editor and director

Also attended: University of Southern California
Jhonen Vasquez 1974–

Cartoonist and creator of Invader Zim
Alexander Lee Eusebio 1988–

Hong Kong-born singer, member of U-KISS
Joe Murray 1961–

Animator, creator of Rocko's Modern Life
Roger Ver 1979–

Entrepreneur and early Bitcoin investor and promoter

See all 24 notable alumni of De Anza College →

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.