College of Marin Data & Information Overview

This overview covers the essential stats on College of Marin, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is College of Marin Ranked?

2022 Rankings

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.

College of Marin was awarded 42 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical administrative/executive assistant and medical secretary.

Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2022 analysis, College of Marin is ranked #1,809 out of 2,576 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

College of Marin is also ranked #173 out of 203 schools in California.

See all of the rankings for College of Marin.

Is It Hard to Get Into College of Marin?

Acceptance Rate

If you are worried about getting into College of Marin, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.

Learn more about College of Marin admissions.

College of Marin Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, College of Marin is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 College of Marin is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at College of Marin

Freshmen Retention Rate

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 College of Marin is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of Marin.

College of Marin Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,509 undergraduates at College of Marin with 1,231 being full-time and 3,278 being part-time.

How Much Does College of Marin Cost?

The overall average net price of College of Marin is $7,131. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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 College of Marin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At College of Marin, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $7,423 a year. That adds up to $29,692 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at College of Marin is 20.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do College of Marin Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from College of Marin make around $33,700 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 15% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at College of Marin make the most money.

Location of College of Marin

College of Marin is a public institution situated in Kentfield, California. College of Marin is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for College of Marin are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA 94904-2590
Phone:	415-457-8811
Website:	www.marin.edu/

College of Marin Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at College of Marin along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at College of Marin

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 2019-2020, 1,250 students took at least one online class at College of Marin. This is an increase from the 698 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	1,250	274
2018-2019	698	176
2017-2018	593	157
2016-2017	452	115
2015-2016	396	105

Learn more about online learning at College of Marin.

Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.