by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Saddleback College was awarded 25 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Saddleback College is ranked #332 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Saddleback College is also ranked #46 out of 161 schools in California.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Saddleback 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 Saddleback 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saddleback College is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Saddleback College 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 18,984 undergraduates at Saddleback College with 5,621 being full-time and 13,363 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,270 | $3,417 | $6,491 | $8,154 | $6,358 |
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 Saddleback College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for Saddleback College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 28000 Marguerite Pky, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635 |
| Phone: | 949-582-4500 |
| Website: | https://www.saddleback.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 3,951 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 368 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 229 | NA |
| General Psychology | 184 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 177 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 171 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 160 | NA |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 159 | NA |
| Nursing | 148 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 115 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 13,669 students took at least one online class at Saddleback College. This is a decrease from the 14,243 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,669 | 8,842 |
| 2021-2022 | 14,243 | 8,439 |
| 2020-2021 | 16,882 | 10,880 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,539 | 5,475 |
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.
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