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What Del Mar College costs

Corpus Christi, Texas · Public · 9,501 undergrads

Del Mar College's in-state sticker price was $13,106 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $5,439 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $5,440. Out-of-state students pay $2,610 more in tuition.

What does Del Mar College cost?

$5,439 a year in-state

Out of state: about $8,049 a year

What in-state students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The in-state sticker price, with housing and food, is $13,106.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$5,440
$30,000–$48,000$3,665
$48,000–$75,000$7,140
$75,000–$110,000Not reported
over $110,000Not reported

Out-of-state tuition is $6,050 a year, against $3,440 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $2,610 to the in-state average. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

In-state families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeIn-state, average paidOut of state, estimate
Under $30,000$5,440$8,050
$30,000–$48,000$3,665$6,275
$48,000–$75,000$7,140$9,750
$75,000–$110,000Not reportedNot reported
Over $110,000Not reportedNot reported

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $2,610 more in tuition that Del Mar College charges students from other states. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.

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For in-state families earning under $30,000, grants took 58% off Del Mar College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Del Mar College cost less than Tyler Junior College but more than Laredo College and South Texas College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Del Mar College$7,140$5,439
Tyler Junior College$7,720$7,080
Laredo College$4,098$3,157
South Texas College$387$855

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$3,440
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$6,050
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$13,106
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $2,610 more in tuition at Del Mar College and usually get less aid.

33%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$9,137
average grant for students who got aid.
4.2%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$6,267
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Del Mar College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $5,440 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $13,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Del Mar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Del Mar College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $3,665 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $13,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Del Mar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Del Mar College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $7,140 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $13,106. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Del Mar College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Del Mar College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Del Mar College is $6,050 a year, against $3,440 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $5,439 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $2,610 tuition gap gives about $8,049 a year from out of state. Out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more.
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers