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California State University: San Marcos

San Marcos,  California
College Board code: 5677

Main Address

333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
(760) 750-4000
www.csusm.edu

Admission Office

333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
(760) 750-4848
apply@csusm.edu
Contact: Nathan Evans
Director of Admissions and Recruitment

Type of School

  • Public
  • University
  • Four-year
  • Coed
  • Percent applicants admitted: 73%
  • Regionally Accredited
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges
  • College Board member
Calendar: Semester

Degrees offered:

  • Bachelor's
  • Master's

Setting

  • Suburban setting
  • Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
  • Commuter campus

Size

  • Total undergrads: 8,112
  • First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,574
  • Degree-seeking undergrads: 8,064
  • Graduate enrollment: 564

Student Body

How Do I Stack Up?

How does my academic performance stack up?

1st-year students:
  • 99% In-state students
  • 1% Out-of-state students
  • 18% Part-time students
  • 64% Women
  • 36% Men
  • 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
  • 9% Asian/Pacific Islander
  • 4% Black/Non-Hispanic
  • 30% Hispanic
  • 47% White/Non-Hispanic
  • 1% Non-Resident Alien
  • 8% Race/ethnicity unreported
  • 7% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
  • 10% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
  • 17% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
  • 28% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
  • 34% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
  • 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49