Santa Monica College academics
Santa Monica, California · Public · 21,440 undergrads
Santa Monica College has 21,440 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 1 fields of study. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
21,440
undergraduates.
1
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
27
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
50%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
21,440
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
54%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
50%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$21,038
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
41%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
25%
BlackCollege Scorecard
9.2%
AsianCollege Scorecard
8.6%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
7.8%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.4%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
27
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
5,172
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
2,829
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
74
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Bachelor's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
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, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers