by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Grossmont College was awarded 9 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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Grossmont College is ranked #303 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Grossmont College held the #906 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Grossmont College also holds the #44 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Grossmont College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Grossmont College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Grossmont College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Grossmont College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,426 undergraduates at Grossmont College with 4,816 being full-time and 10,610 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,380 | $4,346 | $7,187 | $7,871 | $7,111 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Grossmont College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for Grossmont College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon, CA 92020-1799 |
| Phone: | 619-644-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.grossmont.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,719 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 409 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 246 | NA |
| Economics | 203 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 124 | NA |
| General Psychology | 117 | NA |
| Nursing | 87 | NA |
| General Biology | 70 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 69 | NA |
| Computer Science | 60 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 8,839 students took at least one online class at Grossmont College. This is an increase from the 8,664 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,839 | 5,068 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,664 | 4,062 |
| 2020-2021 | 9,849 | 3,820 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,237 | 2,337 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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