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COA - Cost of Attendance

SMC's Tuition has increased 15.33% since 2015.

Check out how much tuition and other college costs have increased over the past 10 years at Santa Monica College by year.

Enrollment Trends

The 2025 total students population is 22,375 at Santa Monica College, which is 25.81% decrease compared to 2014 enrollment.

Discover how the size has changed by gender, school level, and enrollment type by year.

Enrollment Trends

Graduation Trends

The 2025 graduation rate is 32.00% at Santa Monica College, which is 2% increase compared to 2014 rate.

Discover Trends of graduation, transfer-out, and retention-rate by by year. Also, check out how the students to faculty ratio has changed.

Graduation Rate Trends

Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, 52% of undergraduate students received financial aid and the average received amount is $3,332.

The received financial aid amount increased by 570 compared to 10 years ago.

Financial Aid Trends

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Undergraduate

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San Diego State University Public, 4-year | San Diego
California State University-Long Beach Public, 4-year | Long Beach
University of California-Santa Barbara Public, 4-year | Santa Barbara
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Graduate

California State University-Northridge Public, 4-year | Northridge
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University of Southern California Private, 4-year | Los Angeles
University of California-Berkeley Public, 4-year | Berkeley
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Online Schools

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Trade Schools

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