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College Factual ranked San Diego City College as #1,891 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
San Diego City College also holds the #151 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that San Diego City College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at San Diego City College is 20 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Diego City College is 34%. 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 San Diego City College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,865 undergraduates at San Diego City College with 1,951 being full-time and 12,914 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,016 | $6,157 | $8,725 | $11,048 | $3,854 |
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 San Diego City College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At San Diego City College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,398 a year. That adds up to $17,592 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for San Diego City College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1313 Park Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101-4787 |
| Phone: | 619-388-3400 |
| Website: | www.sdcity.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 392 | NA |
| General Biology | 97 | NA |
| General Psychology | 95 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 91 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 69 | NA |
| Human Services | 57 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 54 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 54 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 39 | NA |
| Information Technology | 38 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 8,266 students took at least one online class at San Diego City College. This is a decrease from the 12,468 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 8,266 | 5,901 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,468 | 11,602 |
| 2020-2021 | 14,718 | 14,636 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,228 | 3,002 |
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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