by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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 San Mateo was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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CSM was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Since College of San Mateo has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at College of San Mateo is 21 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 College of San Mateo is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 81% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like College of San Mateo enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,494 undergraduates at CSM with 1,342 being full-time and 6,152 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $398 | $1,440 | $4,842 | $6,775 | $7,411 |
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 CSM, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CSM, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $3,738 a year. That adds up to $14,952 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of College of San Mateo.
Contact details for CSM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402-3784 |
| Phone: | 650-574-6161 |
| Website: | www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 133 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 129 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 68 | NA |
| General Psychology | 63 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 53 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 48 | NA |
| Nursing | 45 | NA |
| Economics | 41 | NA |
| Mathematics | 35 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 26 | 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, 4,049 students took at least one online class at College of San Mateo. This is a decrease from the 5,224 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,049 | 1,781 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,224 | 3,306 |
| 2020-2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,318 | 1,045 |
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.