College of Marin

About

Type: Public, 2-year
Location: Kentfield, California
Website: www.marin.edu
Undergraduates: 4,838
Student-faculty ratio: 17 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Suburb of a large city
Nearest major city: San Francisco, about 30 mi
Nearest international airport: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK), about 25 mi

Kentfield, California

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Jonathan Eldridge (Superintendent/ President)
Phone: 4154578811
City: Kentfield, California
Address: 835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA 94904-2590

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate45325 international (5.5%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

78

Biological and Physical Sciences

71

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

40

Psychology, General

39

Business Administration and Management, General

34

Business/Commerce, General

18

Art/Art Studies, General

13

Sociology, General

13

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

11

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

10

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Liberal arts has 87 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 71 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-

Businesshas 54 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business/Commerce, General.	-
Business Administration and Management, General.	-
Real Estate.	-

Health professionshas 45 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Dental Assisting/Assistant.	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary.	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	$98,893

Psychology has 39 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Psychology, General.	-

Social sciencehas 37 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Geography.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 29 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Visual and Performing Arts, General.	-
Dance, General.	-
Graphic Design.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Film/Cinema/Media Studies.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Music, General.	-

Communication has 14 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-
Radio and Television.	-

Homeland security has 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	-

Foreign languages has 9 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Spanish Language and Literature.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 9 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Information Technology.	-
Computer Science.	-

Human science has 7 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	-

History has 5 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
History, General.	-

Philosophy has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Philosophy.	-

Architecture has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Architectural Technology/Technician.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Mathematics, General.	-

Biologyhas 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

English has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
English Language and Literature, General.	-

Communications technologies has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.	-

Physical scienceshas 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Geology/Earth Science, General.	-
Physics, General.	-

Parks, recreation, leisure has 4 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.	-
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-

Public administrationhas 2 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other.	-

Mechanic and repair has 2 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.	-

Precision production has 1 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.	-

Students

4,838 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 45:55 · Freshman retention 70.6%

Continuing undergraduates 2,950
First-year undergraduates 362
Transfers and others 1,526

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (4,838)

White

2,144 · 44.3%

Hispanic

1,750 · 36.2%

Two or more races

333 · 6.9%

Asian

302 · 6.2%

Black

152 · 3.1%

International

77 · 1.6%

Unknown

57 · 1.2%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

9.9%

18–19

20.1%

20–21

15.7%

22–24

11.8%

25 and over

42.6%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates1.6%

77 in 2025 · 1.0% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$33,979

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $9,334
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,558
Room and board: $24,645

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

23.3K 2016

26.8K 2017

26.8K 2018

27.1K 2019

27.8K 2020

27.9K 2021

37.0K 2022

43.1K 2023

34.5K 2024

34.0K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 1% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 75%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$143M

Government grants and contracts

$102M71.7%

Tuition and fees

$4.9M3.5%

Investment return

$2.1M1.5%

Other

$33.3M23.4%

Expenses$120M

Instruction

$40.6M33.8%

Institutional support

$38.5M32.1%

Student services

$13.3M11.1%

Academic support

$9.2M7.6%

Scholarships

$5.3M4.4%

Public service

$4.2M3.5%

Other

$9.1M7.6%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$139,147peers $68,588

Instructor

$139,147peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	28	15
Baseball	37	-
Basketball	17	16
Swimming and Diving (combined)	4	8
Water Polo	-	10
Beach Volleyball	-	10

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	34	18
Baseball	33	-
Basketball	17	11
Water Polo	-	14
Swimming and Diving (combined)	-	13
Volleyball	-	11
Beach Volleyball	-	9
Swimming	4	-

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Soccer	25	24
Baseball	36	-
Basketball	15	14
Swimming and Diving (combined)	5	10
Water Polo	-	14
Volleyball	-	11
Beach Volleyball	-	8

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

2.7 2016

1.2 2017

1.4 2018

2.3 2019

1.6 2020

1.1 2021

0.9 2022

0.7 2023

0.9 2024

1.2 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Liquor referrals

5

Burglary

4

Liquor arrests

3

Domestic violence

2

Robbery

1

Aggravated assault

1

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of College of Marin include Robin Williams (Actor and comedian known for improvisation), Dian Fossey (Primatologist who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda) and Jack Angel (Voice actor in The Transformers and Super Friends).

Robin Williams 1951–2014

Actor and comedian known for improvisation

Theatre

Also attended: Claremont McKenna College, The Juilliard School
Dian Fossey 1932–1985

Primatologist who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda

Also attended: University of California-Davis, San Jose State University
Jack Angel 1930–2021

Voice actor in The Transformers and Super Friends

Also attended: San Francisco State University
Naomi Judd 1946–2022

Country singer of the duo The Judds

Child: Ashley Judd (University of California-Berkeley, University of Kentucky)
Don Barksdale 1923–1993

Basketball pioneer, first Black NBA All-Star Game player

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles
Terry Bozzio 1950–

Drummer with Missing Persons, U.K. and Frank Zappa
Leslie Hendrix 1960–

Actress, medical examiner in Law & Order
Pete Carroll 1951–

Football coach, former Seahawks and USC head coach

Also attended: University of the Pacific
David Haskell 1948–2000

Actor and singer known for Godspell

Also attended: Carnegie Mellon University

More alumni (13, by field)

Politics and law

Harold S. Sawyer 1920–2003

Michigan congressman and attorney

Also attended: University of California College of the Law-San Francisco, University of California-Berkeley

Science and academia

Adam Steltzner 1963–

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer

Also attended: California Institute of Technology, University of California-Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jim Kent 1960–

Bioinformatician and genome database contributor

Also attended: University of California-Santa Cruz

Arts and media

Konrad Dryden 1963–

Author on Italian opera and Verismo
Scott Thunes 1960–

Bass player, formerly with Frank Zappa
Lisa Law 1943–

Photographer of the 1969 Woodstock festival

Also attended: City College of San Francisco
George Albert Harris 1913–1991

Painter, muralist and educator

Also attended: San Francisco Art Institute, Stanford University
Robert Mailer Anderson 1968–

Novelist, screenwriter, playwright and producer
Ben Sainsbury 1972–

Film director, screenwriter and freelance journalist

Also attended: University of Southern California
Greg London 1966–

Singer, entertainer and impressionist

Also attended: Cabrillo College
Karl Kasten 1916–2010

Painter, printmaker and educator

Also attended: University of California-Berkeley, San Francisco Art Institute
Joel Blum 1952–

Stage actor

Sports

Honor Jackson 1948–

Former NFL defensive back

From Wikidata “educated at” records (including people who attended without graduating), ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions. Degrees and years follow Wikidata and are left out where it has none.

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References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.