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Palomar College

San Marcos, CA 92069Suburb: LargeUNITID 120971

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High TraditionalHispanic-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 30%Specialty: Business 16%
Undergraduates
17,712
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$5.8k
Graduation rate
38%
Retention rate
70%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42.3k
Median debt
Not reported
Student : faculty
25:1
Value score*
92th pct.
Programs offered
144
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Size & setting
Two-year, very large
Predominant degree
Predominantly certificate-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

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

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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.