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Located in San Marcos, California, California State University - San Marcos is a public institution. San Marcos is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

664 Undergraduate Degrees
75 Graduate Degrees
$27,745 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
79% Acceptance Rate

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California State University - San Marcos 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 CSUSM.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#44 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is California State University - San Marcos?

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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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csusm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/csusmnews

How Do I Get Into CSUSM?

You can apply to CSUSM online at: https://www2.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 required
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUSM?

79% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
94% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 79%, CSUSM may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 94% of students accepted to CSUSM submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 570. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for California State University - San Marcos  ( 480 to 570 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for California State University - San Marcos  ( 470 to 560 )
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800
CSUSM received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

ACT English Scores for California State University - San Marcos  ( 15 to 22 )
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ACT Math Scores for California State University - San Marcos  ( 16 to 22 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for California State University - San Marcos  ( 17 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford California State University - San Marcos?

$27,745 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
3.3% Loan Default Rate
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

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 CSUSM, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,834 a year. That adds up to $23,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUSM is 3.3%. 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

12,381 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,040 undergraduate students at CSUSM, with 12,381 being full-time and 2,659 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at California State University - San Marcos

16,183 Took All Classes Online
16,353 Took At Least One Class Online
962.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 16,353 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.

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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 #90 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%.

California State University - San Marcos Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 610 75 685
General Economics 54 0 54
Accounting 0 0 0
TOTAL 664 75 739

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.

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