California State University - San Marcos Healthcare Programs

California State University - San Marcos is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. CSUSM is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is California State University - San Marcos?

Contact details for CSUSM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Phone:	760-750-4000
Website:	www.csusm.edu

How Do I Get Into CSUSM?

You can apply to CSUSM online at: https://www.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUSM

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUSM?

CSUSM has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Can I Afford California State University - San Marcos?

The overall average net price of CSUSM is $27,745. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSUSM, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,241 a year. That adds up to $20,964 over four years for those students.

California State University - San Marcos Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,963 undergraduate students at CSUSM, with 12,123 being full-time and 2,840 being part-time.

There are also 1,292 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,123 full-time undergraduates at CSUSM, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - San Marcos students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,142
Black or African American	399
Hispanic or Latino	6,071
White	3,092
International Students	382
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,037

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - San Marcos. At this time, 22 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CSUSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - San Marcos

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at CSUSM. In 2022-2023, 7,048 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUSM has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSUSM majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	47%

California State University - San Marcos Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	318	0	28	346
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	71	0	37	108
General Public Health	0	0	94	94
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	0	30	0	30
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	0	0	0
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	0	0	0
General Health & Wellness	0	0	0	0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	389	30	159	578

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.