unitid 224350 · Corpus Christi, TX · public 4-year · city (large)
Del Mar College
- enrollment 2023
- 13,384
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
9,501
70th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
33%
undergrads on Pell grants
55th pctl among public 4-years
completion
11%
finish within 150% time
1st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,895
9th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$3,399
after aid, aided students
4th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,656
after entry, Title IV students
12th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$5,500
1st 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 $2,541 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
- 0-30k57%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k6%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $21,575
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,440
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 7.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 213 | $76,045 | $10,601 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 149 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 128 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 120 | $40,107 | $8,680 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 98 | $44,622 | $7,354 |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians. | 83 | $110,976 | $7,000 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 69 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 56 | $60,875 | $7,000 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 49 | $48,243 | $7,000 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 48 | $14,364 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 43 | $56,147 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 42 | — | — |
— 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.