by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
San Diego Mesa College was awarded 100 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is biological & biomedical sciences.
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San Diego Mesa College is ranked #1,528 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, San Diego Mesa College is ranked at #145.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into San Diego Mesa College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At San Diego Mesa College, the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Mesa College is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,693 undergraduates at San Diego Mesa College with 3,968 being full-time and 16,725 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,672 | $5,543 | $8,272 | $9,707 | $11,466 |
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 Mesa 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 Mesa College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,254 a year. That adds up to $13,016 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at San Diego Mesa College is 8.8%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for San Diego Mesa College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7250 Mesa College Dr, San Diego, CA 92111-4998 |
| Phone: | 619-388-2600 |
| Website: | www.sdmesa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 28 | NA |
| Food Science Technology | 0 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture | 0 | NA |
| General Biology | 0 | NA |
| Accounting | 0 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 0 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 0 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 0 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 0 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 0 | 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 2020-2021, 16,254 students took at least one online class at San Diego Mesa College. This is a decrease from the 20,542 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 16,254 | 12,656 |
| 2019-2020 | 20,542 | 19,792 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,787 | 3,661 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,997 | 4,115 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,640 | 3,967 |
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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