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Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA 90405City: SmallUNITID 122977

Public 4-yearBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's DominantHispanic-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 49%Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 11%
Undergraduates
21,440
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$2.8k
Graduation rate
36%
Retention rate
Not reported
Median earnings (10 yr)
$42.2k
Median debt
$6.5k
Student : faculty
27:1
Value score*
98th pct.
Programs offered
99
Highest degree
Bachelor's degree
Sector
Public 4-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Small (population less than 100,000)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Size & setting
Four-year, large, 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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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.