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California State University-San Marcos

General Information

Name: California State University-San Marcos
Address: 333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Phone:

  • General information: (760) 750-4000
  • Financial aid office: (760) 750-4850
  • Admissions office: (760) 750-4800

Website: www.csusm.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$3,092$3,062$2,776
        Out-of-state$13,262$13,232$12,946
Books and supplies$1,312$1,260$1,260
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,990$8,616$8,616
        Other expenses$3,660$3,204$3,204
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,990$8,616$8,616
        Other expenses$3,660$3,204$3,204
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,660$3,204$3,204

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$17,054$16,142$15,856
        Off-campus$17,054$16,142$15,856
        Off-campus with family$8,064$7,526$7,240
Out-of-state
        On-campus$27,224$26,312$26,026
        Off-campus$27,224$26,312$26,026
        Off-campus with family$18,234$17,696$17,410

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 42%
  • Federal grants: 20%
  • State/local grants: 27%
  • Institutional grants: 19%
  • Student loans: 22%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3276
  • State/local grants:$2297
  • Institutional grants:$2218
  • Student loans:$2681

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$55
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants6,8432,5034,340
Percent admitted42.0%40.2%43.1%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time23.6%24.5%23.2%
Part-time4.3%3.2%4.9%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 7502
Undergraduate enrollment: 6344
First-time student retention: 73%
Overall graduation rate: 35%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 74%
    • Part Time: 26%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 39%
    • Women: 61%

White non-hispanic: 49%
Black non-hispanic: 3%
Hispanic: 21%
Asian/pacific islander: 11%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 15%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Education, General - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Criminology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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