PALO ALTO, CA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY INC, founded in 1975, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $42.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.
ABOUT PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY: PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT UNIVERSITY DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, AND IMPACTFUL PRACTICE IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. FOUNDED IN 1975 AND LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SILICON VALLEY, PAU OFFERS GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, INCLUDING THE PAU-STANFORD PSYD CONSORTIUM WITH STANFORD MEDICINE. GROUNDED IN HUMAN DIGNITY, PAU'S SCHOLARS, CLINICIANS, EDUCATORS, AND LEARNERS SHARE A SINGLE CONVICTION: THAT UNDERSTANDING HOW PEOPLE THINK, FEEL, BEHAVE, RELATE, HEAL, AND MAKE MEANING IS AMONG THE MOST ESSENTIAL WORK OF OUR TIME. PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY OFFERS GRADUATE, UNDERGRADUATE, AND CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH ONLINE, HYBRID, AND RESIDENTIAL LEARNING MODALITIES. PAU PREPARES THE NEXT GENERATION OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL COMPLEXITY OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE AND TO MEET THE DEFINING CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME. OUR SCHOLARS CONDUCT RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE: HOW THEY THINK, FEEL, BEHAVE, RELATE, HEAL, AND MAKE MEANING. PAU EXTENDS THE REACH OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THROUGH APPLIED PRACTICE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND EDUCATION THAT MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE. VISION: A FUTURE SHAPED BY HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. GROUNDED IN HUMAN DIGNITY, WE ASPIRE TO SHAPE A FUTURE WHERE PEOPLE LIVE WITH GREATER CONNECTION AND PURPOSE; WHERE COMMUNITIES ARE HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT; WHERE SYSTEMS ARE MORE EQUITABLE AND HUMANE; WHERE THE TOOLS WE CREATE SERVE HUMANITY RATHER THAN DIMINISH IT; AND WHERE THE DEFINING CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME ARE MET WITH THE DEPTH OF INSIGHT ONLY HUMAN UNDERSTANDING CAN PROVIDE. MISSION: PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY ADVANCES HUMAN UNDERSTANDING THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH, AND IMPACTFUL PRACTICE IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE.
PSYD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A RESIDENTIAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, LEADING TO A DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE (PSYD). THIS PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED IN COLLABORATION...
PSYD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS A RESIDENTIAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, LEADING TO A DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE (PSYD). THIS PROGRAM IS IMPLEMENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, AND WAS APPROVED BY WASC IN 2002. THE PROGRAM, THE PAU-STANFORD PSYD CONSORTIUM, WAS FIRST ACCREDITED BY APA IN 2006, RE-ACCREDITED IN 2019 BY APA FOR TEN YEARS. DURING THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR, THIS PROGRAM WELCOMED A NEW COHORT OF 30 STUDENTS, GRADUATED 26 STUDENTS, AND EXPERIENCED 4 WITHDRAWALS OF THE 160 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM (2.5% ATTRITION). ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES DATA IS REPORTED ANNUALLY TO WASC, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS A DETAILED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING OF ATTRITION, TIME TO COMPLETION, INTERNSHIP MATCH RATES AND MORE AT HTTPS://PALOALTOU.EDU/ACADEMIC-PROGRAMS/PAU-STANFORD-PSYD-CONSORTIUM/OUTCOMES-AND-DATA.
PAU'S MASTER'S PROGRAMS:MA IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A MASTER IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN WSCUC ACCREDITED SINCE 2011. THE PROGRAM HAS...
PAU'S MASTER'S PROGRAMS:MA IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS A MASTER IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN WSCUC ACCREDITED SINCE 2011. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO EMPHASES: CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH AND MARRIAGE, FAMILY, AND CHILD. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN CACREP ACCREDITED SINCE JANUARY 2017, AND PREPARES STUDENTS TO PURSUE LICENSURE IN COUNSELING. DURING THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR, THIS PROGRAM WELCOMED A NEW COHORT OF 168 STUDENTS, GRADUATED 141 STUDENTS, AND EXPERIENCED 9 WITHDRAWALS OF THE 383 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM (2.3% ATTRITION).MS IN PSYCHOLOGY: THE MS IN PSYCHOLOGY IS AN ONLINE PROGRAM WITH FOUR CONCENTRATIONS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH, PHD CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PREP, AND GENERAL. PAU WAS GRANTED WSCUC ACCREDITATION FOR A DISTANCE EDUCATION M.S. IN PSYCHOLOGY DEGREE PROGRAM IN 2000. DURING THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR, THIS PROGRAM WELCOMED A NEW COHORT OF 44 STUDENTS, GRADUATED 24 STUDENTS, AND EXPERIENCED 9 WITHDRAWALS OF THE 76 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM (11.8% ATTRITION).
PHD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE UNIVERSITY HAS OFFERED A RESIDENTIAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, LEADING TO A DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (PHD) SINCE 1975. THE PHD PROGRAM WAS ACCREDITED BY THE...
PHD IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY: THE UNIVERSITY HAS OFFERED A RESIDENTIAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, LEADING TO A DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (PHD) SINCE 1975. THE PHD PROGRAM WAS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) IN 1988 AND WAS RE-ACCREDITED IN 2025 BY APA FOR TEN YEARS. DURING THE 2024-25 ACADEMIC YEAR, THIS PROGRAM WELCOMED A NEW COHORT OF 56 STUDENTS, GRADUATED 49 STUDENTS, AND EXPERIENCED 5 WITHDRAWALS OF THE 429 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM (1.2% ATTRITION). ADDITIONAL OUTCOMES DATA IS REPORTED ANNUALLY TO WASC, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE UNIVERSITY MAINTAINS A DETAILED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING OF ATTRITION, TIME TO COMPLETION, INTERNSHIP MATCH RATES AND MORE AT HTTPS://PALOALTOU.EDU/ACADEMIC-PROGRAMS/PHD-CLINICAL-PSYCHOLOGY/OUTCOMES-AND-DATA.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $42,356,076 | $41,139,243 | +0.0% |
| Expenses | $42,575,600 | $40,925,184 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $-219,524 | $214,059 | -2.0% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| MAUREEN O'CONNOR | PRES.(THRU 6/25)/PRES. EM.(EFF 7/25) | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$485,191 | $144,616 | $629,807 |
| FAROUK DEY | PRESIDENT (EFF 7/1/25) | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL BOBBY | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS COCHRAN | CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN DODD | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF GEE | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES IOANNIDIS | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL KERNER | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/31/24) | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL KOSTENBAUDER | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT LEVINE | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELE LEVY | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN MANNING LONERGAN | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/31/24) | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD LONERGAN | TRUSTEE (THRU 12/31/24) | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK MINNO | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES OTIENO | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA EISNER RICHTER | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SCUSSEL | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JORGE WONG | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM YEH | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA JAMES | TRUSTEE (THRU 10/01/24) | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BEALL | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ANN DEWAN | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KY LE | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARI MILES-COHEN | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA DIVENTO DZUBAN | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMER WEINGARTEN | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN WILMOT | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS CHICOINE | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY YANG | TRUSTEE | 3.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE TAYLOR MORRISON | SECR., DIR OF BOARD & PRES OPS | 40.00 |
Officer
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$186,889 | $23,403 | $210,292 |
| JEANINE HAWK | CFO, VP OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS | 40.00 |
Officer
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$297,999 | $37,423 | $335,422 |
| ERIKA CAMERON | PROVOST, VP ACAD STDNT AFFAIRS | 40.00 |
Key Emp
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$307,010 | $34,215 | $341,225 |
| PATRICIA ZAPF | VP OF CONTINUING & PROF STUDIES | 40.00 |
Key Emp
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$394,133 | $84,610 | $478,743 |
| FEI YING | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 40.00 |
Highest
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$215,489 | $11,680 | $227,169 |
| KIMBERLY BALSAM | PROFESSOR | 40.00 |
Highest
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$221,247 | $26,526 | $247,773 |
| ROWENA GOMEZ | PROFESSOR | 40.00 |
Highest
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$234,165 | $16,237 | $250,402 |
| GENEVIEVE LYNN YVONNE ARNAUT | DIR., OFFICE OF PROF. ADVISING & DEVELP | 40.00 |
Highest
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$227,765 | $27,837 | $255,602 |
| JOYCE PC MOORE | PROFESSOR | 40.00 |
Highest
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$249,559 | $19,952 | $269,511 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $42,356,076 | $42,575,600 | $47,117,512 | $-219,524 |
| 2024 | $41,139,243 | $40,925,184 | $46,315,827 | $214,059 |
| 2023 | $38,489,927 | $39,024,573 | $45,847,970 | $-534,646 |
| 2022 | $39,826,074 | $38,566,091 | $39,165,769 | $1,259,983 |
| 2021 | $38,449,514 | $35,380,334 | $37,743,432 | $3,069,180 |
| 2020 | $34,581,919 | $34,117,152 | $34,130,288 | $464,767 |
| 2019 | $33,436,870 | $32,184,229 | $33,255,247 | $1,252,641 |
| 2018 | $32,804,194 | $30,557,307 | $30,623,070 | $2,246,887 |
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