Saddleback Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#3 in Community Colleges

Saddleback College is ranked 3^rd in Community Colleges.

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

Its tuition & fees of $14,812 is very expensive compared to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 20,764.
The financial aid amount ($3,454) is lower.
It offers very diverse area of study (206 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of Saddleback are $14,812 (out-of-state rate) and it is very expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College $14,812

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 Saddleback is 48% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College 48%

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 Saddleback is 9% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College 9%

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 Saddleback is 77% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College 77%

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 Saddleback is 20,764 and its population very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College 20,764

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 Saddleback is $3,454 which is 23.32% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College $3,454

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 Saddleback is 27 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Saddleback College 27 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

Saddleback offers 206 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.