San Diego Mesa College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
16,098 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 19.3%
- TypePublic
- ClassAssociate-dominant college
- CalendarSemester
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Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at San Diego Mesa College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (42.3%), followed by White (27.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Asian | 13.3% | 11.9% |
| Black | 6.9% | 7.7% |
| Hispanic | 42.3% | 20.3% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| White | 27.8% | 45.2% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% | 0.4% |
| Non-resident | 0.4% | 0% |
| Unknown | 1% | 13.4% |
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Did you know? San Diego Mesa College
- $50,947median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 42.4%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 19.3%of undergraduates receive a federal Pell Grant.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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