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College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland·Public, 2-year·Mid East·csmd.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
—
Total enrollment
5,062
peer median 7,625
Avg net price
$9,867
+$304 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
21%
Non-Pell
22%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 69 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
69
Passing
5
7.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

69programs
  • Passing5 · 7.2%
  • No Data64 · 92.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
4
No data
64

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.3%
$44,271 vs $36,491
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.1%
$62,074 vs $36,491
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+112.0%
$77,355 vs $36,491
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+120.2%
$80,349 vs $36,491
Engineering General
Associate Degree · Engineering
+124.1%
$81,793 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$10,954 debt · $44,271 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
22%
$11,000 debt · $50,845 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
12%
$9,600 debt · $77,355 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1969Next review Jan 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 6

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  5. Mar 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,422
$30–48k$5,747
$48–75k$8,484
$75–110k$11,702
$110k+$12,744

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,867
+$304vs Community College median $9,563
Federal loans
45.6%
In-state tuition
$4,200
Out-of-state
$9,450

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,697 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,697
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,639,365 total
Direct Loans
$4.3M
1,233 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
548 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
680 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 501 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
501
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.8%
2017
10.5%
2018
5.4%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at College of Southern Maryland

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

731 total completions
01Liberal Arts
30541.7%
02Health Professions
13818.9%
03Computer Sciences
9412.9%
04Business
9212.6%
05Engineering
324.4%
06Education
243.3%
07Security/Protective
162.2%
08Communication
131.8%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
101.4%
10Parks/Recreation
71.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,062
12-mo unduplicated
8,145
Undergraduate
8,145
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%3,148
Women
61%4,997

Race / ethnicity composition

White
45.6%
Black
28.8%
Hispanic
9.2%
Two or more
7.3%
Asian
3.9%
Unknown
3.4%
Non-resident
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
120
74 M · 46 W
Women athletes
38.3%
Athletic aid
$115K
Total student aid
Budget
$820K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$55K
$61K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$11K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
20 M · 15 W
$116K
Baseball
33 M · —
$86K
Basketball
13 M · 9 W
$141K
Softball
— · 13 W
$77K
Volleyball
— · 10 W
$53K
Golf
8 M · —
$23K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 4,868 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    118

    College of Southern Maryland vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions College of Southern Maryland selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCollege of Southern Maryland
    		33%—5,062$9,867Community College
    Howard Community College
    		——8,643$10,225Community College
    Prince George's Community College
    		——11,473$10,857Community College
    Montgomery College
    		——18,835$7,240Community College
    Dutchess Community College
    		——6,606$8,433Community College
    County College of Morris
    		——6,131$9,259Community College
    Peer group median33%—7,625$9,563

    Institutions like College of Southern Maryland

    Explore the federal data for institutions in College of Southern Maryland's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    College of Southern Maryland Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research
    Email
    pir [at] csmd.edu
    Phone
    301-934-7621
    Address
    La Plata Campus, Community Education (CE) Building, Suite 230

    The Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research Department (PIR) supports the college in integrating department and institutional planning, improving institutional effectiveness processes, and providing accurate, timely, and relevant data to internal and external constituencies.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    4 members
    • Dr. Brandon Nzekwe
      Executive Director
    • Dr. Tracy Bacon
      Assistant Director
    • Chip Keech
      Research Analyst II
    • Donna Staff
      Research Analyst I

    Frequently asked questions about College of Southern Maryland

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of Southern Maryland.

    What is the graduation rate at College of Southern Maryland?

    College of Southern Maryland reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend College of Southern Maryland?

    College of Southern Maryland reports a total enrollment of 5,062 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at College of Southern Maryland?

    The average net price at College of Southern Maryland is $9,867 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is College of Southern Maryland located?

    College of Southern Maryland is located in La Plata, Maryland 20646-0910.

    Who runs Institutional Research at College of Southern Maryland?

    College of Southern Maryland's IR work is done by the Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Research.

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