36%
Graduation Rate
15%
Transfer-out Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Santa Monica College, the graduation rate is 36 % within 150% normal time, and the transfer-out rate is 15 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 32.94% (public primarily Associate's college).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,274 students out of 3,513 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Santa Monica College.
By gender, 545 male and 729 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 3,513 | 1,274 | 36.27% |
|---|
| Men | 1,673 | 545 | 32.58% |
|---|
| Women | 1,840 | 729 | 39.62% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Santa Monica College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.00%
- Asian: 52.99%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 20.90%
- Hispanic: 27.20%
- White: 43.11%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0.00%
- Two or More Race: 32.65%
- Unknown: 50.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.00%(-/2) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Asian | 52.99%(142/268) |
42.34%(58/137) |
64.12%(84/131) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 20.90%(51/244) |
20.18%(22/109) |
21.48%(29/135) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 27.20%(384/1,412) |
22.01%(140/636) |
31.44%(244/776) |
|---|
| White | 43.11%(297/689) |
39.64%(134/338) |
46.44%(163/351) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.00%(-/1) |
- |
- |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 32.65%(48/147) |
25.00%(20/80) |
41.79%(28/67) |
|---|
| Unknown | 50.00%(6/12) |
28.57%(2/7) |
80.00%(4/5) |
|---|
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
At SMC, the transfer-out rate is 14.86%. Its transfer-out rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 16.75%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Santa Monica College, 346 of 738 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 46.88%.