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What Santa Monica College costs

Santa Monica, California · Public · 21,440 undergrads

Santa Monica College's in-state sticker price was $11,807 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). In-state students with federal aid paid $1,693 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $1,621. Out-of-state students pay $9,552 more in tuition.

What does Santa Monica College cost?

$1,693 a year in-state

Out of state: about $11,245 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 $11,807.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$1,621
$30,000–$48,000$1,036
$48,000–$75,000$2,372
$75,000–$110,000$5,646
over $110,000$11,807

Out-of-state tuition is $10,710 a year, against $1,158 in state. The out-of-state figure adds that $9,552 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$1,621$11,173
$30,000–$48,000$1,036$10,588
$48,000–$75,000$2,372$11,924
$75,000–$110,000$5,646$15,198
Over $110,000$11,807$21,359

The out-of-state estimate is the in-state average plus the $9,552 more in tuition that Santa Monica 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 86% off Santa Monica College's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Santa Monica College cost less than Santa Ana College and San Diego Mesa College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Santa Monica College$2,372$1,693
Santa Ana College$7,538$7,224
Bakersfield CollegeNot reported$4,330
San Diego Mesa College$22,073$21,767

Public colleges: in-state students.

The sticker price

$1,158
Tuition, in state, 2025-26
$10,710
Tuition, out of state, 2025-26
$11,807
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books

Out-of-state students pay $9,552 more in tuition at Santa Monica College and usually get less aid.

29%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$5,540
average grant for students who got aid.
3.4%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$6,450
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Santa Monica College cost for a family earning $25,000?
In-state families earning under $30,000 paid $1,621 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,807. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Monica College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Monica College cost for a family earning $40,000?
In-state families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $1,036 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,807. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Monica College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Monica College cost for a family earning $60,000?
In-state families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $2,372 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $11,807. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Santa Monica College's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Santa Monica College cost for out-of-state students?
Out-of-state tuition at Santa Monica College is $10,710 a year, against $1,158 for in-state students in 2025-26. In-state students who got federal aid paid $1,693 on average after grants in 2024-25. Adding the $9,552 tuition gap gives about $11,245 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