College of Southern Maryland Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Fringe rural
Outside any urbanized area or urban cluster.
- City
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural (this campus)
4,512 students
Larger than 76% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 28.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Suitland19.2 mi
- Capitol Heights21.3 mi
- Largo24.9 mi
- Landover28.1 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 College of Southern Maryland, the largest reported group is White (42.4%), followed by Black (31.3%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.9% |
| Black | 31.3% | 19.3% |
| Hispanic | 10.2% | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 42.4% | 70.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 0.8% |
| Non-resident | 1.1% | 0% |
| Unknown | 3.3% | 0% |
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- $7,620average net price after grants for aided students, against $10,050 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $49,504median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 31%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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