by our College Data Analytics Team
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.
Mission College was awarded 16 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is multi / interdisciplinary studies.
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Mission College landed the #309 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Mission College also holds the #45 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Since Mission College 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 is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Mission College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Mission College is 51%. This is comparable to 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 Mission College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,504 undergraduates at Mission College with 1,565 being full-time and 4,939 being part-time.
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 Mission College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for Mission College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1897 |
| Phone: | 408-855-5007 |
| Website: | www.missioncollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 761 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 149 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 111 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 97 | NA |
| General Biology | 91 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 78 | NA |
| Physics | 66 | NA |
| General Psychology | 66 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 48 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 40 | 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, 3,839 students took at least one online class at Mission College. This is a decrease from the 5,510 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,839 | 2,203 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,510 | 4,640 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,340 | 3,271 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,739 | 1,113 |
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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