FourYearCost

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TXPublicRank 892 of 1,732

Heads-up: 84% of undergraduates here are part-time and 25% study fully online (IPEDS fall 2023). Large part-time, online or adult populations can make the later-years average look lower for reasons unrelated to freshman aid, so this college is left out of the default traditional ranking.

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$7,321
229 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$6,302
3,755 recipients
The drop
$1,018
13.9% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$7,321Later years$6,302

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$3,320
$30–48k$3,840
$48–75k$6,768
$75–110k$8,141
$110k+$12,022

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$4,880
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$4,940
Change$60 (+1.2%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$6,050

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$3,7702018-19$3,8422019-20$4,8202020-21$4,8202021-22$4,8802022-23$4,9402023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +31.0% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$5,6172020-21$6,0282021-22$4,3222022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years—
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)—
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants70%
Freshmen taking federal loans6%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,031
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$2,011

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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