Cabrillo College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
8,002 students
Larger than 87% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 27.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Santa Cruz7.4 mi
- Saratoga19.5 mi
- Gilroy19.6 mi
- San Jose19.7 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Cabrillo College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (50.1%), followed by White (37.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| Black | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Hispanic | 50.1% | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| White | 37.8% | 66% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | 0.9% |
| Non-resident | 0.7% | 6.1% |
| Unknown | 2% | 4.3% |
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- $48,956median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 35%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 72%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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