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Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA · Public · Small city · SMC

Public institution in Santa Monica, CA · 21,194 undergraduates · $42,193 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
$3,60039th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$1,1567th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$9,316218th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$11,35343rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$6,45030th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,1931,506th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,9771,685th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
35.8%1,611th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
0.0%1,822nd 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
21,194104th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
27.0:12,084th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.3%1,393rd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 6 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Visual and Performing Arts, OtherVisual & Performing Artsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 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 Santa Monica College’s 21,194 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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