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TYPICAL COSTS & AID
Costs California State University, San Marcos
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Total Estimated Costs
In state Out of state
Tuition $5,472 $14,400
Required fees $1,004 $1,004
Room & board (on campus) $11,708 $11,708
Other expenses (books, transportation, etc.) $5,079 $5,079
Total $23,263 $32,191
Financial Aid
Average annual award of full-time beginning undergrads receiving grants and scholarships $8,914 (35% of undergrads)
Average annual loan of full-time beginning undergrads receiving loans $5,244 (36% of undergrads)
Percent of students that borrow 63%
Average indebtedness at graduation $19,257
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Student Success
Student Success & Progress California State University, San Marcos
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Percent of students that returned after 1 year 82%
Percent of students graduated or were still enrolled in a college after 4 years 87.3%
Students At
Students At California State University, San Marcos
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Total students 10,610
Total undergraduates 9,929
Average age of undergraduates 23
Gender
Women 5,993 (60%)
Men 3,936 (40%)
Race/Ethnicity
Student Residency
Campus Life
Campus Life California State University, San Marcos
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Students per faculty 22 to 1
Women faculty 48%
Faculty of color 40%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 92%
Percent of new freshmen who live on campus 32%
Applicant Information
Applicant Information California State University, San Marcos
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Term Fall 2012
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