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College of San Mateo is a public institution situated in San Mateo, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

300 Undergraduate Degrees

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College of San Mateo Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Online Economics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Most Popular Online Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#82 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#116 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is College of San Mateo?

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Contact details for CSM are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1700 W Hillsdale Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402-3784
Phone: 650-574-6161
Website: www.collegeofsanmateo.edu

How Do I Get Into CSM?

You can apply to CSM online at: collegeofsanmateo.edu/admissions/apply.asp

College of San Mateo has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford College of San Mateo?

1% Take Out Loans
13.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSM, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,413 a year. That adds up to $17,652 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSM is 13.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

College of San Mateo Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,342 Full-Time Undergraduates
46% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,494 undergraduate students at CSM, with 1,342 being full-time and 6,152 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,342 full-time undergraduates at CSM, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of San Mateo students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 258
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 456
White 284
International Students 144
Other Races/Ethnicities 164

Over 61 countries are represented at CSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Myanmar/Burma.

Online Learning at College of San Mateo

0 Took All Classes Online
-19.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years

This school is the 10th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of CSM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of San Mateo was -19.3%. This is the #1,768 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSM regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

College of San Mateo Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 1 131 132
General Economics 0 76 76
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 36 31 67
Real Estate 11 1 12
General Business/Commerce 0 11 11
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 1 0 1
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 0 1 1
Retail Management 0 0 0
Professional Sales 0 0 0
TOTAL 49 251 300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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