College of Southern Maryland is a public community college located in La Plata, MD. It offers 65 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 12 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees of College of Southern Maryland is $7,350 for Maryland residents and $9,450 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Maryland public community colleges' average ($9,864).

The school has 4,868 students, which is lower than Maryland community collleges' average (4,475). In addition, 1,576 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (17 to 1) of Maryland community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at College of Southern Maryland. Then, we compare its costs to Maryland community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - CSM
Maryland ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$7,350$9,450
Books & Supplies$1,000
Off-Campus Living Costs$20,963
Average Financial Aid$2,895
Cost of Attendance$29,313$31,413
After Financial Aid$26,418$28,518
CSM Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Maryland ResidentsOut-of-State Students
College of Southern Maryland$7,350$9,450
Public Community Colleges in Maryland$7,374$9,864
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

College of Southern Maryland offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs102NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2837NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 24 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Information Technology14 completers
 23 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 54 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 278 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)423 completers
 91 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration8 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician10 completers
 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary6 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant1 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)14 completers
 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)NOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 100 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training13 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 72 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management13 completers
 38 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping32 completers
 30 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies3 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 4,868 students at College of Southern Maryland including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,081 male students and 3,579 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total5,6602,0613,599
Male Students2,0818701,211
Female Students3,5791,1912,388

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 4,868 total students, 3,783 students enrolled through distance learning (1,576 students enrolled exclusively and 2,207 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,868
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,576
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,207
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,085

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for College of Southern Maryland.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD
Phone301-934-2251
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$7,350
Out-of-State$9,450
Student Population »4,868 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate15%
Retention Rate66% (Full-time)
35% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$2,895
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)