unitid 162122 · La Plata, MD · public 2-year · rural (fringe)
College of Southern Maryland
- enrollment 2023
- 7,707
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,512
74th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among public 2-years
completion
33%
finish within 150% time
34th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,681
33rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$9,204
after aid, aided students
64th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,435
after entry, Title IV students
83rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,500
23rd 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 $4,798 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
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $29,723
- First-generation students
- 45%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,200
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.2× 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. | 423 | $49,873 | $8,262 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 369 | $46,413 | $10,650 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 100 | $75,040 | $14,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 72 | $70,298 | $5,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 72 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 55 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 54 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 47 | $84,769 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 30 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 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.