San Marcos, CA

California State University-San Marcos

https://www.csusm.edu

Repayment outcome

88.0%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$26,700–$63,700

middle 50% · median $45,400

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$12,844

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$14,000

Sticker price

before any aid

$20,386

Default rate

6.4%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

Health Professions$67,078
Education$63,005
Physical Sciences$57,318
Public Admin$49,270
Computer Science$45,864
Business$44,170
Biology$35,600
Communication and Media Studies.$35,535
Interdisciplinary$31,705
Parks & Fitness$30,891
English & Literature$29,995
Family Sciences$29,775
Psychology$28,055
History$27,947
Social Sciences$27,397
Liberal Arts$27,181
Foreign Languages$25,194
Visual & Performing Arts$22,917

Academics

Acceptance

62.5%

Avg SAT

966

Enrollment

10,689

What students study

14 fields offered

Social Sciences

20% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

02Business15.4%
03Family Sciences9.3%
04Health Professions8.5%
05Liberal Arts8.3%
06Communications7.9%
07Psychology7.3%
08Parks & Fitness7.2%
09Biology4.1%
10English & Literature3.5%
11History2.9%
12Visual & Performing Arts2.0%
13Computer Science1.6%
14Foreign Languages1.1%