California State University, San Marcos
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California State University, San Marcos

California State University-San Marcos was founded in 1989 as the 20th campus of the California State University system. It is renowned for academic excellence, community service, and higher education creativity. Building on an ambitious 25-year legacy, California State University San Marcos is a forward-looking organization committed to educating potential leaders, building large communities, and addressing key issues.

CSUSM offers comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs characterized by outstanding teaching, creative curricula, and the use of emerging technologies. It also offers full-time foreign student counsellors and specialized academic mentors to facilitate on-time graduation. Available support programs include the writing room, the mathematics lab, the faculty and volunteer mentoring program, disability support services, peer mentoring, tutoring, study groups, and program services, and the Career Centre. The University is proud to deliver 150 teaching and research laboratories and one of the most innovative libraries in the California State University... Read more

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International Students
551
Acceptance Rate
62%
Student/Faculty Ratio
26:1
Male/Female Ratio
40:60
Average Tuition Fee Per Academic Year
$17,216
Average Cost of Living
$3,212
Application Fee
$65
Alumni Starting Salaries
Specializations/Levels Median Starting Salary
Health Professions and Related Programs19%
Social Sciences16%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services13%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences8%
Psychology7%
Biology$52,000
Management Information Systems (MIS)$55,600
Accounting$55,300
Finance$51,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,600
Marketing$47,700
Communication and Media Studies$43,500
Computer Information Systems (CIS)$84,400
English Language and Literature$42,900
Human Development and Related Services$35,900
Nursing$77,300
History$45,900
Liberal Arts and General Studies$42,700
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$42,100
Psychology$50,000
Economics$52,200
Political Science and Government$41,400
Sociology$40,300
Criminology$39,500
Visual and Performing Arts$40,000
Cost of Living
Total
Average Cost

$3,212
Housing
$2,258
Food
$677
Daily Life
$100
Clothing
$177
These are the approx. & quarterly expenses that need to be incurred under various heads that are mentioned above.
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*All the data points mentioned above are approx. figures and has been collated from various sources based on the data of 2019-2020.