Public · Community college

Skyline College

San Bruno, California · Large suburb

8%
Transfer rate: $1,738
Avg net price: 44%
Grad / completion: $55,702
Median earnings

Skyline College is a public associate-granting institution in San Bruno, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 7,620 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 7,620 undergradsLarge suburbCCCAANear the coast

About San Bruno, California

San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, incorporated in 1914. San Bruno was the location of the Ohlone village Urebure. It was explored in November 1769 by a Spanish expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 10 miles to San Francisco, CA
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to San Francisco (SFO) · major hub

How Skyline College compares

#13 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings #57 · Cheapest Community Colleges

Graduation rate44%

Higher than 31% · #279 of 382 in California

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,702

Higher than 94% · #23 of 326 in California

Average net price$1,738

Cheaper than 98% · #8 cheapest of 377 in California

Student–faculty ratio29 : 1

Lower than 6%

Undergraduate enrollment7,620

Larger than 95%

Percentiles compare Skyline College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women4,16455%
Men3,45645%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White18%
Black2.7%
Hispanic35%
Asian32%
Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,620
Student–faculty ratio: 29 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 10%
First-generation students: 53%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $19,469
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $121,536

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,197 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California85%
International14%

Most first-years stay in state — Skyline College draws overwhelmingly from California.

14% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $1,272
Out-of-state tuition: $9,956
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,971
Total cost of attendance: $11,880
Average net price: $1,738

Outcomes

Graduated: 44%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 8%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $41,261
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $55,702
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 44%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: CCCAA
Varsity athletes: 190 (121 men · 69 women)

Varsity sports (5)

Soccer64

Baseball45

Basketball36

Wrestling33

Volleyball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 2

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault

0.3

Burglary

0.3

Motor vehicle theft

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$842

$30–48k

$145

$48–75k

$3,984

$75–110k

$6,747

$110k+

$5,974

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

81%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,333

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 81% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,333. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 477 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $55,702
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 56%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$52,868

Men

$57,614

Men out-earn women by $4,746 (9%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 72°F
Winter low: 45°F
Annual rain: 31.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pacifica 4 Sse, CA US station (2.7 mi from campus).

What Skyline College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

168 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

168———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

166 grads— 1 yr$75k 5 yr— debt

166—$75,221—Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

83 grads— 1 yr$56k 5 yr— debt

83—$56,110—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

77 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

77———Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

73 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

73———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

71 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

71———Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

56 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

56———Communication and Media StudiesAssoc.

41 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

41———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

39 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

39———Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCert.

32 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

32———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

27 grads— 1 yr$116k 5 yr— debt

27—$115,846—

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.