California State University - San Marcos Overview

California State University - San Marcos is a public institution situated in San Marcos, California. San Marcos is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is California State University - San Marcos Known For?

• The student loan default rate at CSUSM is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at CSUSM is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSUSM makes roughly $59,495 a year. This is 46% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is California State University - San Marcos?

Contact details for CSUSM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Phone:	760-750-4000
Website:	www.csusm.edu

How Do I Get Into CSUSM?

You can apply to CSUSM online at: https://www.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUSM

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Required
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUSM?

CSUSM has the high acceptance rate of 93%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 92%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford California State University - San Marcos?

The overall average net price of CSUSM is $27,745. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSUSM, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,241 a year. That adds up to $20,964 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUSM is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - San Marcos Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,963 undergraduate students at CSUSM, with 12,123 being full-time and 2,840 being part-time.

There are also 1,292 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,123 full-time undergraduates at CSUSM, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - San Marcos students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,142
Black or African American	399
Hispanic or Latino	6,071
White	3,092
International Students	382
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,037

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - San Marcos. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CSUSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - San Marcos

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at CSUSM. In 2020-2021, 14,003 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUSM has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 57th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of CSUSM

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - San Marcos was 962.2%. This is the #112 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUSM 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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Eamuscatuli under License

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