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| Metric | California State University-San Marcos | Cleveland State |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2025Fall 2025 | Fall 2024 |
| Acceptance rate | 95%Fall 2025 | 91% |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 95% / 95% | 91% / 91% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | 95% / 94% / 94%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | 14% / 6.1% / 12%Fall 2025 | Not published |
| Applicants | 20,881Fall 2025 | 11,050 |
| Admitted | 19,864Fall 2025 | 10,089 |
| Enrolled | 2,705Fall 2025 | 1,580 |
| Yield | 14%Fall 2025 | 16% |
| SAT middle 50% | 860–1113Fall 2025 | – |
| ACT middle 50% | – | – |
| Sent an SAT | 64 (2%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Sent an ACT | 13 (0%)Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | 2%Fall 2025 | – |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Required |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Required |
| Admission: Recommendations | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Essay | Not consideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not consideredFall 2025 | Considered |
| Admission: Work experience | Not consideredFall 2025 | Not considered |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.32Fall 2025 | – |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | – |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | – |
| Early action | Not offered2025–26 | – |
| Wait list | No wait listFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Test scores | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Interview | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Talent or ability | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: First generation | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: State residency | ConsideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Volunteer work | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | Not consideredFall 2025 | – |
| Test policy | Test-blindFall 2027 applicants | Test-blind |
| Application fee | $70 | None |
| Deadlines & deposit | Apply by February 28 · reply by May 1 · $0 housing depositFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Gap year allowed | NoFall 2026 cycle | – |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 83%Fall 2025 | – |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | Suburb: Large | City: Large |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's Large/Medium | Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Medium |
| Research activity | Research college or university | R2: high research |
| Student access & earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | Hispanic-Serving | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | Division II | Division I, no football |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association | Horizon League |
| ROTC | Army, Navy, Air Force | Army, Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Not listed |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 15,603Fall 2025 | 8,969 |
| Beds in college housing | 1,954 | 2,202 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | 2.5%Fall 2025 | – |
| Women in a sorority | 4.1%Fall 2025 | – |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | – | – |
| Greek councils present | Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 | Panhellenic sororities (NPC), Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)October 2026 |
| Pell Grant | 43% | 41% |
| First-gen | 48% | 38% |
| Men / women | 43% / 57%Fall 2025 | 46% / 54% |
| Part-time students | 17%Fall 2025 | 17% |
| Students 25 and older | 18% | 19% |
| First-years from in state | 97% | 94% |
| First-years from other states | 2% | 6% |
| First-years from abroad | 1% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 2,162 | 1,078 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 45% | 41% |
| Diversity index | 0.66Fall 2025 | 0.64 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 24 to 1 | 16 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 10%Fall 2025 | – |
| Full-time faculty share | 46% | 84% |
| Average faculty salary | $108,455 | $85,327 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 3,373 | 1,969 |
| Most popular majors | Business Administration and Management, General 18% · Psychology, General 9% · Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 9% | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 9% · Psychology, General 8% · Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other 6% |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,419 (public, GASB accounting) | $12,674 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $2,679 (public, GASB accounting) | $9,644 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 30% | 43% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $19,161 | $23,883 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 29% | 27% |
| Net price, students with grants | $10,241 | $16,230 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $26,623 | $32,043 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $38,503 | $37,403 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | Yes |
| Promise program | No | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $7,739 | $12,613 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $19,619 | $17,973 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 4% | 12% |
| First-years with grants | 71% | 90% |
| Average grant | $11,123 | $9,795 |
| Aid from the college | 46% | 70% |
| Need-based aid up to | Published data end at $110K | Published data end at $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | – |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants | – |
| Aid priority date or deadline | May 2 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | – |
| Need met, first-years | – | – |
| Average aid package, first-years | – | – |
| College grant dollars given as merit | – | – |
| Aid for international students | Offered2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $62,908 | $52,131 |
| Graduation rate | 68% | 56% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 51% | 43% |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 59% | 60% |
| Pell graduation gap | 8 pts lower | 18 pts lower |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | Not published |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | Not published |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 60% | 57% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | 68% | 59% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 51% | 39% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | 41% | 31% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | 50% | 42% |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | 54% | 37% |
| Retention rate | 79%Entered fall 2024 | 70% |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 44% | 42% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 67% | 56% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 20% | 28% |
| Median debt | $17,350 | $21,797 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 28% | 74% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $12,610 | $18,000 |
| Website | csusm.edu | csuohio.edu |
Sources:California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;California State University-San Marcos Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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