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California State University - San Marcos

333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001

General information

(760) 750-4000

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificates, Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificates, Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
Number of students:	9,159 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 55

About this School

California State University, San Marcos (also CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a campus of the California State University (CSU) system located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego County. It was founded in 1989 as the 20th CSU campus and was the first after nearly 30 years. The first class was admitted in 1990.

History

Efforts by community and political leaders to attract a state university to North County date back to 1968. In 1978, state legislator William A. Craven (1921-1999) won state funding for a North County satellite campus of San Diego State University. In 1989, Gov. George Deukmejian signed another Craven bill which established a CSU campus in San Marcos. The state purchased land in San Marcos, including the former Prohoroff Poultry Farms chicken ranch. The hillside site lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) due east of the Pacific Ocean and 25 miles (40 km) due north of downtown San Diego. Today the campus comprises 304 acres (123 ha). Bill Stacy was appointed president in June 1989. During the 1989-1990 academic year, Stacy hired 12 "Founding Faculty," who played an important role in the university's early years and today are memorialized in Founders Plaza. CSUSM admitted upper division students and held classes from September 1990 through August 1992 in rented facilities in a San Marcos business park, alongside the North County campus of San Diego State. Groundbreaking for the permanent campus occurred on February 23, 1990. Classes began at the current campus in August 1992. Craven Hall was the third instructional building opened in December 1992, and the largest building up to that time at 155,000 square feet. Since 1992, the campus has been on an ongoing building spree. Major additions over the subsequent decade include the Foundation Classroom Buildings (December 1996), University Hall (1998), a second Science building (August 2002) and the Arts building (August 2002). The largest building to date is Kellogg Library, opened January 2004 with nearly 200,000 square feet. The most recent addition is Markstein Hall (January 2006), home of the College of Business Administration.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 3,638	$ 3,374	$ 3,092
Out of State	$ 13,820	$ 13,544	$ 13,262
Books and Supplies	$ 1,565	$ 1,386	$ 1,312
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 9,486	$ 9,090	$ 8,990
Other Expenses	$ 3,935	$ 3,690	$ 3,660
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 9,486	$ 9,090	$ 8,990
Other Expenses	$ 3,935	$ 3,690	$ 3,660
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 3,935	$ 3,690	$ 3,660

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	21%	$ 3,760
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	22%	$ 2,163
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	20%	$ 2,414
Loans to students	51%	$ 2,597

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