Quad
California State University-San Marcos
U. New Mexico

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-San Marcos grads earn $18.1K more ten years out than U. New Mexico's ($62,908 vs. $44,792)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California State University-San Marcos graduates 11 pts more of its students than U. New Mexico (68% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-San Marcos$62.9K
U. New Mexico$44.8K
Graduation rate
California State University-San Marcos68%
U. New Mexico57%
Retention rate
California State University-San Marcos79%
U. New Mexico76%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-San Marcos$17.4K
U. New Mexico$18.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-San Marcos28%
U. New Mexico44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-San Marcos$12.6K
U. New Mexico$14.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-San Marcos44%
U. New Mexico39%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-San Marcos67%
U. New Mexico56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-San Marcos20%
U. New Mexico24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-San Marcos51%
U. New Mexico49%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-San Marcos59%
U. New Mexico60%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-San Marcos8 pts lower
U. New Mexico12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-San MarcosU. New Mexico
White60%59%
Asian68%71%
Hispanic/Latino51%52%
Black41%52%
Two or more races50%51%
International54%47%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why