Cuesta College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Small suburb
Inside an urbanized area but outside a principal city.
- City
- Suburb (this campus)
- Town
- Rural
7,180 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 17.2%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Santa Maria32.3 mi
- Coalinga60.4 mi
- Taft73.5 mi
- Santa Barbara81.1 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 Cuesta College, the largest reported group is White (48.3%), followed by Hispanic (35.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Asian | 3.1% | 3.6% |
| Black | 2.1% | 0.7% |
| Hispanic | 35.9% | 12.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 48.3% | 77% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 0% |
| Non-resident | 0.3% | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 2.8% | 3.6% |
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- $5,891average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,010 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $53,127median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 43%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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