Saddleback College academics
Mission Viejo, California · Public · 18,370 undergrads
Saddleback College has 18,370 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
18,370
undergraduates.
41%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
18,370
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
56%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
41%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
25.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$24,668
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
45%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
30%
AsianCollege Scorecard
12%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
6.3%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.4%
BlackCollege Scorecard
2.3%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.5%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
5,036
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
2,181
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
106
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium 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