Cypress College
Cypress, CA · Public · Small city
Public institution in Cypress, CA · 12,309 undergraduates · $43,533 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 3%Average net price
- Top 6%Median graduate debt
- Top 9%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $4,68367th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,1504th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,399222nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,752188th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $10,000104th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,5331,429th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,2851,531st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 35.1%1,652nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,309203rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.1%1,094th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 23 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCulinary & Personal Services | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1966source
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Athletic nickname: "Chargers"source
- Mascot: Charlie the Chargersource
- Motto: "Buen Cypress! We Take This Journey Together."source
- Formerly known as "Cypress Junior College"source
- Athletic conference: Orange Empire Conferencesource
- Notable alum: Gwen Stefanisource
- Notable alum: John Stamossource
- Notable alum: Kirsten Vangsnesssource
- Notable alum: Mark Eatonsource
Athletics — 9 sports
CCCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecypresscollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 113236)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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