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College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA 94402City: MidsizeUNITID 122791

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalHispanic-servingAANAPI-servingSpecialty: Social Sciences 23%Specialty: Business 12%
Undergraduates
7,977
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$536
Graduation rate
61%
Retention rate
73%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$54.2k
Median debt
$14.7k
Student : faculty
24:1
Value score*
100th pct.
Programs offered
90
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Size & setting
Two-year, medium
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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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.