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College of the Canyons

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Santa Clarita, CA15,365 students
Acceptance Rate
65%
open admission
Median SAT
Net Price After Aid
$2.1k
Sticker $11.2k
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

College of the Canyons is a public institution in Santa Clarita, CA with an acceptance rate of 65% and 15,365 students. The average net price after financial aid is $2,114 per year.

About College of the Canyons

A public 4-year suburban university in Santa Clarita, CA.

College of the Canyons is a college in Santa Clarita, CA. It enrolls roughly 15,365 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 65%.

Far WestSuburbanPublic4-yearHumanities
Acceptance Rate
65%
Open Admission
Total Enrollment
15,365
Large
Retention
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
65%
65 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  2. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into College of the Canyons. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at College of the Canyons after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $11,232
Average net price after aid
$2,114
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$1,104
$30,001 – $48,000
$1,924
$48,001 – $75,000
$3,334
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$7,741

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
17%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
1%
Avg loan $6,375 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at College of the Canyons concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Humanities
29% of degrees awarded
Retention
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends College of the Canyons. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Asian10%
  • Hispanic57%
  • Black5%
  • International1%

Gender

  • Female57%
  • Male43%
International
1%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
15,365

Outcomes after graduation

What College of the Canyons graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$49.0k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
6-year, full-time

What this means

$49k is below the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark.

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