San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA · Public · Large city · SDMC
Public institution in San Diego, CA · 15,899 undergraduates · $45,120 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 0%Average net price
- Top 0%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 0%Median graduate debt
- Top 4%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
- $-9042nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,1504th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,094206th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $12,96484th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $4,7257th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $45,1201,351st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,7731,494th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 33.8%1,684th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- —
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 15,899157th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 24.0:12,052nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 15.6%1,908th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (SAN)
On 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
CCCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitesdmesa.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 122375)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in CaliforniaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: San Diego Mesa College vs California State University-San BernardinoHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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