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San Diego Mesa College landed the #1,386 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 is an improvement over the previous year, when San Diego Mesa College held the #1,528 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
San Diego Mesa College also holds the #131 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa 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.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Diego Mesa College is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,693 undergraduates at San Diego Mesa College with 3,968 being full-time and 16,725 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,476 | $7,221 | $9,083 | $10,513 | $11,047 |
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 San Diego Mesa College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At San Diego Mesa College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $5,736 a year. That adds up to $22,944 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for San Diego Mesa College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7250 Mesa College Dr, San Diego, CA 92111-4998 |
| Phone: | 619-388-2600 |
| Website: | www.sdmesa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 289 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 269 | NA |
| General Psychology | 146 | NA |
| General Biology | 138 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 115 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 96 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 52 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 46 | NA |
| Mathematics | 35 | NA |
| Sociology | 35 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 12,754 students took at least one online class at San Diego Mesa College. This is a decrease from the 16,254 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 12,754 | 7,902 |
| 2021-2022 | 16,254 | 12,656 |
| 2020-2021 | 20,542 | 19,792 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,997 | 4,115 |
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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