College of Southern Maryland is a public community college located in La Plata, MD. It offers 77 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 programs).
It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of College of Southern Maryland is $7,350 for Maryland residents and $9,450 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Maryland public community colleges' average ($10,142).
The school has 5,062 students, which is lower than Maryland community collleges' average (5,028). In addition, 1,205 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Maryland community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at College of Southern Maryland. Then, we compare its costs to Maryland community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
College of Southern Maryland offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 12 | 3 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 36 | 41 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
3 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 5,062 students at College of Southern Maryland including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,963 male students and 3,021 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 4,984 | 1,806 | 3,178 |
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| Male Students | 1,963 | 837 | 1,126 |
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| Female Students | 3,021 | 969 | 2,052 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 5,062 total students, 3,734 students enrolled through distance learning (1,205 students enrolled exclusively and 2,529 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,062 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,205 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 2,529 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,328 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for College of Southern Maryland.