California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CAMain CampusLarge city suburb (population over 250,000 nearby)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $7,739

In-State Cost of Attendance: $21,144

Out-of-State Tuition: $19,619

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $33,024

Student Debt

Median total debt: $13,500

Students with federal loans: 29.6%

Students with Pell grants: 43.6%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $42,878

After 5 years: $64,649

Majors(47 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(613 graduates)
  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(345 graduates)
  3. Psychology, General.(307 graduates)
  4. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(306 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(278 graduates)
  6. Criminology.(278 graduates)
  7. Sociology.(254 graduates)
  8. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(207 graduates)
  9. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(185 graduates)
  10. Biology, General.(175 graduates)
  11. Computer Science.(161 graduates)
  12. Visual and Performing Arts, General.(93 graduates)
  13. English Language and Literature, General.(89 graduates)
  14. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(86 graduates)
  15. History.(78 graduates)
  16. Political Science and Government.(68 graduates)
  17. Economics.(66 graduates)
  18. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(57 graduates)
  19. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(53 graduates)
  20. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(38 graduates)
  21. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(34 graduates)
  22. Anthropology.(31 graduates)
  23. Biotechnology.(30 graduates)
  24. Social Sciences, General.(21 graduates)
  25. Mathematics.(20 graduates)
  26. Physics.(17 graduates)
  27. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(15 graduates)
  28. Chemistry.(15 graduates)
  29. International/Global Studies.(14 graduates)
  30. Music.(11 graduates)
  31. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(4 graduates)
  32. Computer and Information Sciences, General.
  33. Computer Systems Analysis.
  34. Computer Engineering.
  35. Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences.
  36. Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
  37. Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
  38. Fire Protection.
  39. International Relations and National Security Studies.
  40. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
  41. Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
  42. Business/Commerce, General.
  43. Accounting and Related Services.
  44. Finance and Financial Management Services.
  45. International Business.
  46. Management Information Systems and Services.
  47. Marketing.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,174 students

Admission Rate: 95.7%

Retention Rate: 74.8%

Graduation Rate: 54.2%

Student Demographics

White (24.9%)
Hispanic (51.2%)
Black (3.8%)
Asian (9.6%)
Two or More (6.0%)
International (0.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (41.6%)
Women (58.4%)

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