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College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, MD 20646Rural: FringeUNITID 162122

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalSpecialty: Liberal Arts 62%Specialty: Business 13%
Undergraduates
4,512
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$9.2k
Graduation rate
33%
Retention rate
66%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$44.4k
Median debt
$8.5k
Student : faculty
16:1
Value score*
82th pct.
Programs offered
59
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
South · South Atlantic
Setting
Rural: Fringe (rural territory up to 5 miles from an urbanized area or up to 2.5 miles from an urban cluster)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Size & setting
Two-year, medium
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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Nearest neighbors on size, selectivity, net price, sector, region and program mix (CampusAtlas estimate).

Public 2-year
Undergrads
6,247
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$10.3k
Grad rate
11%
  • Hispanic-serving
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 42%
  • Specialty: Business 21%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
5,653
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$6.8k
Grad rate
18%
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 51%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 11%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
5,339
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$7.8k
Grad rate
28%
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 39%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 23%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
4,404
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$6.9k
Grad rate
33%
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 39%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 12%
  • Specialty: Business 11%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
3,696
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$9.2k
Grad rate
39%
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 28%
  • Specialty: Computer Science 18%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 17%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
6,649
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
$11.1k
Grad rate
24%
  • AANAPI-serving
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 55%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 24%

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.