SCC Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#34 in Community Colleges

Sacramento City College is ranked 34^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Sacramento City College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $12,616 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 19,920.
The financial aid amount ($3,469) is lower.
It offers very diverse area of study (174 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of SCC are $12,616 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College $12,616

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at SCC is 33% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College 33%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at SCC is 11% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College 11%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at SCC is 69% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College 69%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at SCC is 19,920 and its population very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College 19,920

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at SCC is $3,469 which is 27.50% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College $3,469

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at SCC is 26 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Sacramento City College 26 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

SCC offers 174 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.