Aria University
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Undergraduates
70
Student-faculty ratio 12:1
About
- Type
- Private nonprofit, 4-year
- Location
- Milpitas, California
- Website
- www.aria.edu
- Undergraduates
- 70
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
Location
Milpitas, California
Small city · about 10 mi from San Jose
Nearest international airport
- This collegeMilpitas
- about 25 mi
- SFOSan Francisco
- San Francisco International Airport
Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank
- 5 Stanford University 26% 4,790 W about 15 mi
- 20 University of California-Berkeley 16% 7,266 NW about 35 mi
- 34 University of California-Davis 15% 5,985 N about 80 mi
- 55 Santa Clara University 14% 1,322 S about 7 mi
- 69 University of California-Merced 3.7% 337 E about 80 mi
National universities Larger dots rank higher in U.S. News Other colleges Major city Tap a dot for rank and distance, tap again to open its page
Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.
Rankings & Admission
| Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 1 (50%) |
| Women | 16 | 16 | 100.0% | 14 (88%) |
Women were 88.9% of applicants. Men and women were admitted at about the same rate. The share in brackets under Enrolled is the yield: admitted students who enrolled.
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.
What Admissions Looks At
- Required
- High school transcriptTOEFL or other English test
- Considered, not required
- Recommendations
- Not considered
- High school GPAClass rankCollege-prep courseworkSAT / ACTPersonal statement or essayWork experienceLegacy status
First-year admission requirements the school reported to the U.S. Department of Education for 2025. International applicants should check the admissions website for language and credential requirements.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
18 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
18 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 83.3%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Popular graduate programs
- Dance, General · Master's16 (31% international)
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other · Master's12 (8% international)
- Dance, Other · Master's7 (29% international)
- Music, General · Master's5 (20% international)
- Computer Science · Master's4 (100% 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 | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Dance, General. | - | |
| Dance, Other. | - | |
| Music, General. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master |
|---|---|---|
| South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other. | - |
| Major | Graduate Salary | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | - |
Students
238 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 13:87
- Continuing undergraduates 44
- Graduate students 168
- Transfers and others 26
Race and ethnicity
- Undergraduates 70
- Graduate students 168
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
28 in 2025 · 24.6% in 2023
41 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2023
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$2.6M
Expenses$2.2M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
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.
Living in Milpitas
50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature
Dec is the coldest month, averaging 42 to 60°F; Aug is the warmest, 59 to 81°F; almost no snow, 13 in of precipitation a year.
- Community
- 72%of residents in Milpitas are Asian; 55% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
- Cost of living
- 110.4price index for the San Jose metro area (U.S. = 100): 10% above the national average; housing is 112% above
- Rent
- $2,712median one-bedroom rent in Milpitas; studio $2,594, two-bedroom $3,276, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
- Income
- $178,798median household income in Milpitas (U.S. $80,734)
Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the San Jose weather station (about 6 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara · 7.2 mi
U.S. News #55
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Stanford UniversityStanford · 13.6 mi
U.S. News #5
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University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz · 32.4 mi
U.S. News #109
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University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley · 34.5 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of San FranciscoSan Francisco · 36.7 mi
U.S. News #116
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University of the PacificStockton · 49.5 mi
U.S. News #121
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.