College of San Mateo
⌖ San Mateo, CA · 6 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Uncertain payoff
Payoff needs your actual price
ROI withheld because the institution-wide price is missing, below the reliability floor or produces an extreme price-sensitive scenario.
Available federal data is not complete enough for a confident payoff classification.
—Modeled economic break-even
Not availableModeled 10-year ROI
$64,327Observed earnings · year 5
Not enough reliable price data to model ROI.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$536Average net price / year
$10,837Cost of attendance
$64,327Median earnings · year 5 after completion
60.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
7,977Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$65,341Year 1
$69,861Year 4
$64,327Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$144,7942Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$72,3903Communication and Media Studies · Associate's Degree$65,1204Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$55,8575Social Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$52,6196Psychology, General · Associate's Degree$49,708Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in CA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Bruno, CA
Skyline College
- Annual net price
- $1,738
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $64,375
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
Mission College
- Annual net price
- $5,080
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $67,384
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +12%
California State University, Fullerton
- Annual net price
- $6,555
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,730
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -14%
California State University, Bakersfield
- Annual net price
- $5,652
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $61,597
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -18%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $144,794 | $12,831 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's Degree | $72,390 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Associate's Degree | $65,120 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $55,857 | Not available |
| Social Sciences, General | Associate's Degree | $52,619 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Associate's Degree | $49,708 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.