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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend CSUSM.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at CSUSM. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend CSUSM and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend CSUSM in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at CSUSM.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at CSUSM – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at CSUSM and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at CSUSM finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at CSUSM.

  • Public Good

CSUSM Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 24 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 51%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 91%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 222
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 52%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 34%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 100%

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Campus-based Housing

27% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
6% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

California State University San Marcos has an outstanding record of safety, with a campus climate conducive to learning and an enjoyable atmosphere for students, faculty and staff. While we are dynamic, growing university involved with our surrounding community, we still maintain an extremely low rate of crime.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Size and Setting
Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Postbaccalaureate comprehensive

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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