California State University-San Marcos

Name: California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2024-25
Creator: California State University-San Marcos
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Common Data Set 2024-25

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Acceptance Rate

95.1%

Applications

19,721

Admitted

18,755

Enrolled

2,624

SAT Composite

880-1070

SAT Math

410-520

SAT Reading

450-560

ACT Composite

18-23

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision 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

Applicants19,721reported count

Admits18,75595%

Class seats2,62414% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	19,721	18,755	95%	2,624	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 14%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

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Federal outcomes

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.

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

All Extracted Fields

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General Information

1 TABLE

Respondent Information

E-mail Address:Y

Enrollment And Persistence

2 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	5,190	Not reported	Men	65	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	864	1,124	17	1,141	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Men	6,331	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	115	47	291	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	16	60	2	78	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	Men	369	Not reported	Men	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	14,977	1,260	16,237	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	0	432	0	0	Not reported

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	1,163	0	1,163	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	230	84	597	0.51	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant	Not reported	1,215	0	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	252	281	94	627	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

All

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	7,577	12,105	39	0	19,721
Admitted	7,181	11,538	36	0	18,755
Enrolled full-time	1,003	1,464	6	0	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	65	85	1	0	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2,624

Other extracted fields

Total first-time, first-year who applied18,428

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted17,568

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled2,549

Total first-time, first-year who applied825

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted767

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled54

Total first-time, first-year who applied276

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted268

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled21

Total first-time, first-year who applied192

Total first-time, first-year who were admitted152

Total first-time, first-year who enrolled0

Wait List

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?1

Do you release that information to school counselors?Very Important

Admissions Requirements

HistorySmarter Balance

Basis for Selection

Application Essay25th Percentile

Recommendation(s)880

Interview18

Extracurricular activities16

Talent/ability18

First generation19

Alumni/ae relation18

Volunteer workSAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

Work experience0

Level of applicant’s interest0.13

Entrance Exams

SAT or ACTACT Composite

ACT Only0.05

SAT Only0.15

First-time, first-year Profile

C9 test-score submission

Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.

C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
Measure	Percent	Number
SAT	0.035	93
ACT	0.008	20

C9 test-score percentiles

Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.

C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure	25th percentile	50th percentile	75th percentile
SAT composite	880	970	1070
SAT evidence-based reading and writing	450	510	560
SAT math	410	470	520
ACT composite	18	20	23
ACT math	2025-11-01 00:00:00	Not reported	Not reported
ACT English	Not reported	Not reported	2026-05-01 00:00:00
ACT Writing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Science	500	Not reported	Not reported
ACT Reading	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Unknown	Total
Applied	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Admitted	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled	Required of All	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Other extracted fields

If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Applicants

Application for Admission

SpringPriority Date

Summer2025-12-15 00:00:00

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)0%

Percent of men who join fraternities18%

Percent of women who join sororities18%

Activities Offered

Concert bandMarine Option (for Naval ROTC)

Annual Expenses

2 TABLES

Private Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	$2,004	$5,354
Tuition: in-district	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Residents	$2,370
Food and housing, on-campus	$1,086	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not Applicable	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not Applicable	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

All Institutions Expenses

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE

Diploma/Certificates

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Education	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
English	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Public administration and social services	0%	Not reported	Not reported
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
History	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported