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College of San Mateo
San Mateo, CA · Public · 7,977 students · mostly associate degrees
6th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$536
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$10,837
Graduation rate
61%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$54,172
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$14,695
Pell grant recipients
11%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
90 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree51 grads/yr$144,794Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree126 grads/yr$72,390Communication, General · Associate's Degree45 grads/yr$65,120Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$55,857Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree154 grads/yr$52,619Psychology, General · Associate's Degree66 grads/yr$49,708
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.