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MiraCosta College

Oceanside, CA · Public · Large suburb

Public institution in Oceanside, CA · 10,474 undergraduates · $43,845 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$7,178175th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$1,1526th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$9,120207th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$15,713186th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$9,00070th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,8451,415th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,9651,349th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.1%1,475th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.4%369th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
10,474241st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.2%1,346th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (SAN)

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianScience Technologiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 4 sports

CCCAA · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to MiraCosta College’s 10,474 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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