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College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD · Public · 4,512 students · mostly certificate degrees
8th-cheapest of 69 Maryland colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,204
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,681
Graduation rate
33%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$44,435
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,500
Pell grant recipients
26%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
59 programsEngineering, General · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$81,793Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree47 grads/yr$80,349Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree100 grads/yr$77,355Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree72 grads/yr$62,074General Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma423 grads/yr$50,845General Studies · Associate's Degree369 grads/yr$44,271
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.