unitid 113193 · San Luis Obispo, CA · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
Cuesta College
- enrollment 2023
- 14,378
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
7,180
85th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
18%
undergrads on Pell grants
12th pctl among public 2-years
completion
48%
finish within 150% time
76th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,192
91st pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$12,124
after aid, aided students
83rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$46,047
after entry, Title IV students
90th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$13,750
89th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,414 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k53%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,229
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,350
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,060 | $43,886 | — |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 705 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 692 | $35,374 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 167 | $56,729 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 166 | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 144 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 141 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 100 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 99 | $41,854 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 82 | — | — |
| Economics. | 68 | — | — |
| Library and Archives Assisting. | 63 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.