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Common Data Set

California State University-San Marcos

The California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 5 reports on file, 2021–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include XLSX and CSV.

In its 2025-26 report, California State University-San Marcos says 20,881 first-year students applied and 19,864 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 95%. 2,705 admitted students enrolled (14% yield). Enrolled students who sent scores had a middle-50% SAT of 860–1113 and ACT of 19–24. Compared with 2024-25, applications rose 5.9% (19,721 to 20,881) and the acceptance rate held at 95%.

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SAN MARCOS, CAIPEDS 366711CARNEGIE CLASS 18
§5 reports2021–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th860
Median1,010
75th1,113
§ 2% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th19
Median21
75th24
§ 0% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 95%SAT SUBMIT 2%ACT SUBMIT 0%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants20,881reported count
Admits19,86495%
Class seats2,70514% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants20,88119,86495%2,705School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 14%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $70. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

This CDS does not report the core H2A no-need grant fields. Federal affordability context is still shown below when available.

Limited merit profileAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipientsNot reportedH2A first-year fields not reported
Avg net price$10,229Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio24EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
18755ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate95%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
19721ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2473ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2624ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate14%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile17ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile22ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate25%ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile480ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile570ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile470ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile560ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate94%ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3309DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded432DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$1,998COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$6,084COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$1,998COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$18,684COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$27,008DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$39,608DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment12465DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1260DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment2512DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment16237DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment14977DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate79%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,151SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$6,065SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$5,999SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate46%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate32%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate46%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CitySan MarcosHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCalifornia State University-San MarcosHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleSuburb: LargeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years28%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years48%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years55%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate79%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time55%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate58%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate4%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$62,908
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
55%
6-year completion
Average net price
$10,229
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$17,350
federal loans only
Nonpayment
9%
FSA · as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$37,472$37k
MEDIAN
$62,908$63k
P75
$87,350$87k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$6,230
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$7,240
$48,001 – $75,000
$8,928
$75,001 – $110,000
$12,525
$110,001 and up
$18,734
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
28%
6-yr grad
55%
8-yr grad
60%
Retention
79%
Pell grad
51%
Transfer
4%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

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