Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA · Public · Midsize city · MJC
Public institution in Modesto, CA · 14,714 undergraduates · $42,368 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Cost of attendance
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 10%Out-of-state tuition & fees
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
- $10,176335th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,27012th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $8,870193rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $14,769152nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,3681,495th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,5681,556th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 26.1%1,838th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 14,714170th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 28.0:12,092nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.2%1,400th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 75 mi (SFO)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 13 sports
CCCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Modesto Junior College’s 14,714 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 14,174 undergrads
- Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, CA · 15,365 undergrads
- California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · 15,771 undergrads
- San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, CA · 15,899 undergrads
- California State University-ChicoChico, CA · 13,057 undergrads
- Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, CA · 16,451 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Rowan UniversityGlassboro, NJ · 14,647 undergrads
- Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS · 14,835 undergrads
- Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, CO · 14,932 undergrads
- Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT · 14,472 undergrads
- Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, GA · 14,423 undergrads
- Baylor UniversityWaco, TX · 15,007 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemjc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 118976)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with California State University-San MarcosSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Modesto Junior College vs California State University-San MarcosHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 13 EADA programs at this school
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