California State University-San Marcos

San Marcos, CA · Public

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Acceptance rate

95%

Average SAT

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ACT midpoint

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Enrollment

14,877

In-state tuition

$8,082

Out-of-state tuition

$20,682

Avg net price

$10,229

4-yr grad rate

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Popular programs at California State University-San Marcos

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	532	$49,543	$70,900
2	Psychology, General.	325	$31,355	$55,196
3	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	318	$103,799	$120,196
4	Sociology.	283	$34,541	$53,287
5	Criminology.	273	$34,694	$55,418
6	Communication and Media Studies.	204	$36,310	$59,842
7	Biology, General.	196	$38,527	$70,789
8	Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.	192	$31,184	$53,568
9	Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.	174	$29,341	$58,289
10	Computer Science.	127	$60,645	$97,827
11	Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.	126	$26,203	$61,252
12	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.	118	$29,055	$51,445
13	Visual and Performing Arts, General.	76	$27,741	$48,043
14	Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.	71	$22,567	$71,068
15	History.	69	$22,407	$52,985
16	Political Science and Government.	65	$35,297	$50,857
17	English Language and Literature, General.	56	$29,638	$54,985
18	Natural Resources Conservation and Research.	50	$37,364	$55,903
19	Economics.	43	$40,155	$83,339
20	Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.	35	$57,682	$65,479