California State University-San Marcos

Location and Contact Information

333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
USA
Main Tel: (760) 750-4000
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

California State University San Marcos is a public, coeducational university located in San Marcos, California. It was established in 1989 as the 20th California State University campus and is one of the general campuses of the CSU system. CSU San Marcos offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and over 8 graduate programs in diverse areas of study. CSU is organized into the following academic units:

  • College of Arts and Science
  • College of Business and Administration
  • College of Education

CSU enrolls more than 8,000 students every semester. The university sponsors a student run newspaper known as "The Pride."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, media, art studies, and family and social work.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Large number of students.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Numerous part-time students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Cal State San Marcos:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO9,373
2University of Central OklahomaEdmond, OK15,724
3Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI18,175
4San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA30,014
5California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA36,996
6California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA36,208
7DePaul UniversityChicago, IL24,352
8California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA8,601
9Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ67,082
10California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA29,011

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor1,47326
Master1128

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  161
Without tenure; working toward tenure  54
Without tenure; tenure not available  34

Students

Student enrollment was 9,148 in 2009-2010 (7,340 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 82% are full-time and 18% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men71%
Women75%
All73%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal430-530
Math440-550

Room and Board

Cal State San Marcos provides on-campus housing for 627 of its 7,340 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Independent Far West Region for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 21 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 22 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

International Study

About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US.

The TOEFL exam is not required for international applicants.

Graduate School Focus

Cal State San Marcos offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (36 awarded)

  • Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (323 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (29 awarded)

  • Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (66 awarded)

  • Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (104 awarded)

  • Human Development and Family Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (557 awarded)

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • History
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (11 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (133 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (78 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (40 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (53 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (59 awarded)

  • Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (96 awarded)

  • Psychology

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