Grossmont College academics
El Cajon, California · Public · 13,591 undergrads
Grossmont College has 13,591 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
13,591
undergraduates.
55%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
13,591
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
60%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
55%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25.3 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$20,291
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
40%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
38%
AsianCollege Scorecard
6.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5%
BlackCollege Scorecard
4.6%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
3.6%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,563
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,204
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
79
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers