Santiago Canyon College

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#11609 / #3069
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Santiago Canyon College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3069
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$1,160
Graduation rate
48%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
10,579

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About Santiago Canyon College

According to Wikipedia, Santiago Canyon College is a public community college in Orange, California. Along with Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College is one of two campuses in the Rancho Santiago Community College District .

Santiago Canyon College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
71%48%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Santiago Canyon College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$1,160

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Santiago Canyon College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Santiago Canyon College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $52,421 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Santiago Canyon College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
18,58118,581

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Santiago Canyon College?

Santiago Canyon College is located at 8045 E Chapman, Orange, CA 92869-4512.

How Safe is Santiago Canyon College?

Santiago Canyon College reported fewer than 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Santiago Canyon College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Orange has a violent crime rate of 0.23% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.31%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Santiago Canyon College Known For?

Santiago Canyon College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Santiago Canyon College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Santiago Canyon College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Communications
#7216
World Rank
#7232
Historical Rank
#1939
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #1939 in the U.S. and #7216 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Earth Sciences
#6853
World Rank
#6868
Historical Rank
#1966
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #1966 in the U.S. and #6853 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Biology
#7974
World Rank
#7988
Historical Rank
#1982
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #1982 in the U.S. and #7974 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Political Science
#8710
World Rank
#8716
Historical Rank
#2054
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #2054 in the U.S. and #8710 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Computer Science
#8277
World Rank
#8281
Historical Rank
#2115
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #2115 in the U.S. and #8277 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Psychology
#6056
World Rank
#6066
Historical Rank
#2270
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #2270 in the U.S. and #6056 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
History
#7454
World Rank
#7462
Historical Rank
#2284
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #2284 in the U.S. and #7454 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Business
#10568
World Rank
#10569
Historical Rank
#2948
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #2948 in the U.S. and #10568 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Education
#11418
World Rank
#11423
Historical Rank
#3089
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #3089 in the U.S. and #11418 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#11610
World Rank
#11613
Historical Rank
#3245
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #3245 in the U.S. and #11610 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Literature
#11410
World Rank
#11433
Historical Rank
#3339
USA Rank

Santiago Canyon College ranks #3339 in the U.S. and #11410 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees