California State University - San Marcos: Statistics

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#1697 of 14,131 In the World
#468 of 2,597 In North America
#421 of 2,496 In the United States
#42 of 249 In California
#1 of 4 In San Marcos
#473 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
Top50% For 66 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
95%
Aid receiving
75%
Undergraduates
13,914
Graduates
1,195
Male:Female Ratio
39:61
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.csusm.edu

California State University - San Marcos Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

California State University - San Marcos has an acceptance rate of 95% and is among the 29% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 95% 95% 96%
Applicants 14,774 5,807 8,967
Admissions 14,064 5,498 8,566
Freshmen enrolled full time 2,410 1,032 1,378
Freshmen enrolled part time 141 74 67

5,971 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

1,077 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 7581 (50%)
White 3881 (26%)
Asian 1477 (10%)
Two or more races 834 (6%)
Black or African American 528 (4%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 496 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 232 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 44 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$8,922
Students receiving aid
75%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,742$7,176
Tuition in-state $5,742$7,176
Tuition out-of-state $17,622$16,680
Fee in-district $1,991$1,991
Fee in-state $1,991$1,991
Fee out-of-state $1,991$1,991

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,887
Combined charge for room and board $14,136
Room charge $9,400
Meal charge $4,736

California State University - San Marcos majors

California State University - San Marcos has granted 3,505 bachelor's degrees across 35 programs and 492 master's across 22 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California State University - San Marcos.

Major Bachelor Master
Business Administration and Management, General 531 59
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 318 28
Psychology, General 323 9
Sociology, General 258 8
Criminology 263
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 195 8
Human Development and Family Studies, General 192
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 174
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 166
Computer Science 126 12
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 126 10
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 114
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 71 37
Public Health, General 94
Social Work 89
History, General 69 5
Visual and Performing Arts, General 74
English Language and Literature, General 56 6
Political Science and Government, General 61
Biotechnology 32 19
Environmental Studies 48
Economics, General 42
Mass Communication & Media Studies 37
Biochemistry 35
Computer Software Engineering 32
Mathematics, General 22 8
Social Sciences, General 29
Anthropology, General 22
Education, General 22
Spanish Language and Literature 19 3
Fire Protection, Other 21
Curriculum and Instruction 16
Reading Teacher Education 16
Special Education and Teaching, General 15
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 14
International & Globalization Studies 14
Bilingual and Multilingual Education 13
Physics, Other 13
Chemistry, General 9 1
Music, General 5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 3
Women's Studies 3
American Indian & Native American Studies 2
Grand Total 3,505 492

California State University - San Marcos has a graduation rate of 57%, which is among the 44% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 57% 49% 61%
  • Full-time retention rate - 72%
  • Part-time retention rate - 36%

Publications & Citations

California State University - San Marcos has published 3,410 scientific papers with 108,387 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Medicine, Psychology, Political Science, Environmental Science, Law, Sociology, and Philosophy.

Publications
3,410
Citations
108,387

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,271 / 72,925
Biology
1,648 / 63,654
Computer Science
1,600 / 51,904
Medicine
1,476 / 33,536
Psychology
1,410 / 53,441
Political Science
1,400 / 47,853
Environmental Science
1,388 / 52,785
Law
1,320 / 42,805
Sociology
1,294 / 33,604
Philosophy
1,218 / 42,888
Engineering
1,147 / 43,289
Physics
1,067 / 43,377
Mathematics
901 / 31,554
Chemistry
888 / 37,258
Business
885 / 29,712
Geography and Cartography
788 / 26,386
Geology
732 / 39,975
History
731 / 21,885
Social Psychology
691 / 35,481
Quantum and Particle physics
678 / 25,583
Ecology
665 / 38,378
Economics
622 / 13,414
Archaeology
589 / 18,689
Statistics
570 / 23,774
Genetics
562 / 13,585
Biochemistry
542 / 13,994
Paleontology
525 / 25,316
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
523 / 11,787
Linguistics
509 / 24,451
Pathology
507 / 12,290
Art & Design
504 / 9,937
Psychiatry
498 / 13,618
Management
462 / 18,946
Neuroscience
451 / 20,325
Anthropology
364 / 9,366
Organic Chemistry
350 / 19,525
Machine Learning
344 / 14,303
Education Majors
341 / 9,779
Botany
331 / 14,077
Development Studies
326 / 5,252

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 12 11
1992 16 44
1993 16 50
1994 18 127
1995 28 103
1996 33 109
1997 58 196
1998 59 251
1999 38 257
2000 49 367
2001 50 331
2002 56 549
2003 63 647
2004 74 713
2005 72 925
2006 83 1264
2007 84 1635
2008 102 2033
2009 117 2579
2010 122 3207
2011 123 4058
2012 112 4767
2013 115 5434
2014 131 5865
2015 166 6172
2016 172 6416
2017 161 6523
2018 175 7254
2019 187 7849
2020 224 8396
2021 255 9683
2022 202 9274
2023 214 9044
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General info

Alternative names CSUSM
Founded 1989
Colors blue, white
Academic calendar September to May
Total FTE staff 1,399
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, California, 92096-0001
United States
City population 95,000
Phone 7607504000

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