unitid 113573 · Palm Desert, CA · public 2-year · city (small)
College of the Desert
- enrollment 2023
- 14,165
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
10,207
92nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
38%
undergrads on Pell grants
75th pctl among public 2-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
28th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$24,607
99th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$15,728
after aid, aided students
96th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,020
after entry, Title IV students
54th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
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 $14,872 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
- 0-30k60%
- 30-48k27%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,994
- First-generation students
- 62%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,326
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
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. | 841 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 145 | $30,561 | $5,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 138 | $54,334 | $5,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 130 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 119 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 115 | $36,361 | $6,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 83 | $115,416 | $13,806 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 66 | $60,488 | — |
| Sociology. | 45 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 43 | — | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 39 | — | — |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 36 | — | — |
— 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
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
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.