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SANS Technology Institute

North Bethesda, Maryland Private for-profit 4-year Small city

Overview

SANS Technology Institute is a private for-profit four-year institution based in North Bethesda, Maryland. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,963, made up of 781 undergraduates and 1,182 graduate students.

SANS Technology Institute offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. It awarded 550 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 5 to 1.

Mission

The SANS Technology Institute develops technically skilled professionals and leaders who strengthen global information security through innovative and flexible approaches to learning. We prepare our students to master advanced practices through experiential and project-based learning which is delivered by faculty who are top scholar-practitioners in the industry, and our graduates implement and execute state-of-the-art cybersecurity.

Mission statement as reported by SANS Technology Institute

Key figures

1,963
Students enrolled
550
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
5:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 1

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
5:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
104
Master's degrees
74
Certificates under 1 year
151
Postbaccalaureate certificates
221

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,963
Undergraduates, fall 2024
781
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,182
Full-time, fall 2024
11%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,618
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,041
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,577
Full-time, 2024-25
5%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
13%
Men
87%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
13%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
92%
Students taking some online courses
4%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools
Provost
Betsy Marchant
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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