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MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA 92056Suburb: LargeUNITID 118912

Public 4-yearBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's DominantHispanic-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 41%Specialty: Business 12%
Undergraduates
10,278
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$7.3k
Graduation rate
41%
Retention rate
91%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$43.8k
Median debt
$9k
Student : faculty
18:1
Value score*
88th pct.
Programs offered
131
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Public 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Size & setting
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
Predominant degree
Predominantly associate's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Public 4-year
Undergrads
10.4k
Admit rate
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Net price
$7.9k
Grad rate
30%
  • Hispanic-serving
  • AANAPI-serving
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 23%
Public 4-year
Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
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Grad rate
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  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 50%
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Undergrads
13.4k
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$4.6k
Grad rate
37%
  • Hispanic-serving
  • AANAPI-serving
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 36%
Public 4-year
Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
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Grad rate
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  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 37%
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Public 4-year
Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
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Grad rate
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Public 4-year
Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
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  • AANAPI-serving
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.