Saddleback College Overview
Saddleback College is a public institution located in Mission Viejo, California. Mission Viejo is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.
What Is Saddleback College Known For?
- The highest award offered at Saddleback College is the undergraduate certificate.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.
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Saddleback College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Saddleback College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Saddleback College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#5 | Best Office Administration Schools | College Factual |
#9 | Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools | College Factual |
#10 | Best Health Sciences & Services Schools | College Factual |
#16 | Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
#146 | Best Business Administration & Management Schools | College Factual |
#213 | Best Health Professions Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Saddleback College?

Contact details for Saddleback College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 28000 Marguerite Pky, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635 |
Phone: | 949-582-4500 |
How Do I Get Into Saddleback College?
You can apply to Saddleback College online at: www.saddleback.edu/admissions/new-students/
Can I Afford Saddleback College?
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Saddleback College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,106 a year. That adds up to $20,424 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Saddleback College is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
Saddleback College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 5,621 full-time undergraduates at Saddleback College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saddleback College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 448 |
Black or African American | 115 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,672 |
White | 2,611 |
International Students | 140 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 635 |
Over 55 countries are represented at Saddleback College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Qatar, China, and Japan.
Online Learning at Saddleback College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Saddleback College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 163rd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Saddleback College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saddleback College was 29.2%. This is the #655 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Saddleback College regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Saddleback College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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