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 highest award offered at CSUSM is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSUSM makes roughly $62,908 a year. This is 54% 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

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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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUSM?

With an acceptance rate of 95%, CSUSM is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,606 a year. That adds up to $22,424 over four years for those students.

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California State University - San Marcos Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,040 undergraduate students at CSUSM, with 12,381 being full-time and 2,659 being part-time.

There are also 1,327 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,381 full-time undergraduates at CSUSM, 37% are male and 63% 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	1,126
Black or African American	386
Hispanic or Latino	6,156
White	3,195
International Students	441
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,077

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.

California State University - San Marcos Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	471	0	59	530
General Psychology	315	0	14	329
Nursing	278	0	37	315
Sociology	295	0	13	308
Criminology	234	0	0	234
Communication & Media Studies	201	0	0	201
General Biology	188	0	10	198
Computer Science	152	0	20	172
Health & Physical Education	164	0	7	171
Human Development & Family Studies	163	0	0	163
Liberal Arts General Studies	155	0	0	155
Teacher Education Grade Specific	117	0	0	117
Communication Sciences	58	2	33	93
General English Literature	74	0	7	81
History	73	0	8	81
General Visual & Performing Arts	76	0	0	76
Social Work	0	0	69	69
Public Health	0	0	67	67
Political Science & Government	63	0	0	63
Economics	52	0	0	52
Natural Resources Conservation	50	0	0	50
General Social Sciences	39	0	0	39
Mathematics	30	0	8	38
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	36	0	0	36
Biotechnology	21	0	14	35
Computer Engineering	34	0	0	34
Romance Languages	23	0	5	28
Anthropology	23	0	0	23
General Education	0	0	21	21
Multilingual Education	0	0	20	20
Special Education	0	0	19	19
Information Technology	0	0	18	18
Electrical Engineering	16	0	0	16
Physics	16	0	0	16
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	14	14
Fire Protection	13	0	0	13
Chemistry	11	0	0	11
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	10	10
Music	7	0	0	7
Ethnic Studies	6	0	0	6
International Studies	5	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	5	0	0	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	3	0	0	3
Geography & Cartography	1	0	0	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,468	2	473	3,943

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
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