Community College
College of San Mateo
- 2 Year
- San Mateo, CA
- Rating 3.91 out of 5 453 reviews
Report Card
- Professorsgrade C
- Valuegrade B minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Safetygrade A minus
- Student Lifegrade A
- Locationgrade A
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College of San Mateo Rankings
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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
No data available
ACT Range
No data available
Application Fee
$0
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
No data available
Application Website
Students also applied to ...
- grade C+
- grade B
- grade B
- grade B minus
- grade B
- grade B minus
- grade B
- grade B
Cost
Net Price
$4,639 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$4,113 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
56%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade C
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
24:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 81%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 48 responses
- 53%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 47 responses
- 70%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 47 responses
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Majors
Most Popular Majors
- Liberal Arts and Humanities437 Graduates
- Business167 Graduates
- Social Science Research Methods131 Graduates
- Psychology104 Graduates
- Computer Programming97 Graduates
- Police and Criminal Science93 Graduates
- Accounting Technician and Bookkeeping86 Graduates
- Communications83 Graduates
- Economics80 Graduates
- Nursing47 Graduates
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Students
Full-Time Enrollment
2,193 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
5,970
Undergrads Over 25
12%
Pell Grant
21%
Varsity Athletes
8%
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$40,700 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
47%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
82%
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College of San Mateo Reviews
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College of San Mateo does an excellent job encouraging students with their educational plan( whether transferring to a UC or CSU, or just guide them to help receive an AA) and career goals. The staff and faculty communicate well with students here on campus and are personally invested in helping make sure that students time at CSM has a purpose. As an ambassador who works for the campus, it's great to see students and faculty enjoying coming to work and school everyday. The campus is also very beautiful and has a great location, it is about 30 minutes away from the coast and about 45 minutes away from San Francisco. This is an amazing community college that students should defiantly attend!
For a community college, the College of San Mateo has a lot of opportunities for students to succeed and realize their goals. Unfortunately, some opportunities are only available to in-state students.
Many professors are amazing, especially English professors, but some are not (choose carefully). Generally, the faculty is really understanding and willing to help you to succeed!
Many professors are amazing, especially English professors, but some are not (choose carefully). Generally, the faculty is really understanding and willing to help you to succeed!
Over the past semester, I've taken four classes: California History, Statistics, Introduction to English and Public Speaking. All of the classes had amazing teachers (although some of them could be unhelpful at times) and made the learning process very interesting with the content along with being inviting because of their personalities. Learning online has been somewhat difficult lately, with trying to make sure my Wi-Fi doesn't cut out during a test and making sure my computer doesn't run out of battery in the middle of a lecture. Otherwise, the transition from high school to online learning due tot he COVID-19 outbreak has been relatively simple.