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Laney College Data & Information Overview

13% Student Loan Default Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Laney College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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How Well Is Laney College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Laney College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Laney College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Laney College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Laney College Faculty

22 to 1 Student to Faculty
33% 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 Laney College, this rate is 22 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 Laney College is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  33 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Laney College

63% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Laney College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
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Laney College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,717 Full-Time Undergraduates
78.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
52.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,225 undergraduates at Laney College with 1,717 being full-time and 7,508 being part-time.

How Much Does Laney College Cost?

$12,828 Net Price
1% Take Out Loans
$37,616 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Laney College is $12,828. 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 Laney College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,405 $12,896 $15,310 $16,991 $19,375

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 Laney 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 Laney College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $9,404 a year. That adds up to $37,616 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Laney College is 12.5%. 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 Laney College Graduates Make?

$33,631 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Laney College make around $33,631 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 21% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Laney College

California State
1,717 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Laney College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. Oakland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Laney College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 Fallon Sreet, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-834-5740
Website: laney.edu/

Laney College Majors

48 Majors With Completions
674 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Laney College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Laney College

89% Take At Least One Class Online
71% 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, 7,260 students took at least one online class at Laney College. This is an increase from the 3,678 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 7,260 5,839
2019-2020 3,678 1,983
2018-2019 2,801 1,451
2017-2018 2,365 1,161
2016-2017 2,166 1,049

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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.

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