unitid 122339 · San Diego, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
San Diego City College
- enrollment 2023
- 20,126
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
10,441
73rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
25th pctl among public 4-years
completion
30%
finish within 150% time
19th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,202
42nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$7,935
after aid, aided students
20th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,503
after entry, Title IV students
12th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$7,689
5th pctl among public 4-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 $7,181 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k67%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k11%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $15,000
- First-generation students
- 58%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,146
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.0× 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. | 176 | $34,678 | $8,933 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 135 | $39,553 | $7,935 |
| Psychology, General. | 96 | $35,213 | $10,575 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 81 | $52,169 | $10,625 |
| Biology, General. | 76 | $51,184 | $9,500 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 56 | $11,467 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 48 | $47,562 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 47 | $86,981 | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 46 | $68,435 | — |
| Human Services, General. | 31 | $39,525 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 30 | $29,782 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 27 | — | — |
— 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.