City College of San Francisco
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$45,805
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$45,805
median earnings, 10 years after starting
City College of San Francisco is a public 2-year college in San Francisco, California with 17,348 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $6,906 a year (tuition and fees $1,696 in-state, $14,656 out-of-state). 40% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $45,805 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,218 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,906
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,696
Out-of-state $14,656
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,218
About $87 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$45,805
Rank 1,904 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,906
- Tuition in-state
- $1,696
- Tuition out-of-state
- $14,656
- Cost of attendance
- $16,870
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.6%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $6,121
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,756
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,139
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,508
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,974
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,598 in 2015-16 to $1,696 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 17,348
- Part-time students
- 70%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 151
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,904 of 5,094 US colleges and 197 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,906 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,696 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,218 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,896 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $45,805 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 38% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 55% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
151 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 1,111 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 414 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 353 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 222 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 183 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 157 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,181 |
| Special Education and TeachingCertificate | Certificate | 104 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 95 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 92 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 84 | Withheld | $100,031 | $97,305 | $80,813 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,758 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 80 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 70 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 70 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | $52,214 | $39,288 |
| Public HealthCertificate | Certificate | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,933 |
| Biology, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Computer ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,283 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 44 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsCertificate | Certificate | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $36,116 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of San Francisco and California on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does City College of San Francisco cost?
$6,906 a year is the average net price at City College of San Francisco after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,696 for in-state students and $14,656 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $16,870. Families earning under $30,000 pay $6,121 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at City College of San Francisco?
City College of San Francisco has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do City College of San Francisco graduates earn?
$45,805 a year is the median pay of former City College of San Francisco students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,896 after 6 years). That ranks 1,904 of 5,094 US colleges and 197 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $100,031.
How much student debt do City College of San Francisco graduates have?
$8,218 is the median federal student loan debt of City College of San Francisco graduates, about $87 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0.6% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at City College of San Francisco?
40% of first-time, full-time students at City College of San Francisco finish within 3 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at City College of San Francisco?
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (1,111 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (414 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (353 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 151 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.