CSU San Marcos's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-San Marcos students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State University-San Marcos students is 59.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 63.6%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 51.6%.

59.2%

asian 64.3% 164 students
African American 46.1% 30 students
white 65.5% 328 students
unknown 61.4% 43 students
hawaiian 100.0% 3 students
hispanic 56.9% 605 students
International Students 61.8% 21 students
Mixed Race 48.0% 61 students

Drop Out

California State University-San Marcos has an overall drop-out rate of 33.6% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 39.9% and 29.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

33.6%

asian 27.8% 71 students
African American 44.6% 29 students
white 27.9% 140 students
unknown 30.0% 21 students
hispanic 35.6% 378 students
International Students 38.2% 13 students
Mixed Race 46.5% 59 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-San Marcos at a rate of 2.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 2.5%, and male students' 2.9%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

2.6%

asian 2.4% 6 students
white 3.4% 17 students
unknown 2.9% 2 students
hispanic 2.5% 27 students
Mixed Race 2.4% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

4.6%

asian 5.5% 14 students
African American 7.7% 5 students
white 3.2% 16 students
unknown 5.7% 4 students
hispanic 5.0% 53 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 4 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,827	$88,074	$90,666
Computer Science	$58,962	$71,015	$71,818
Physics	NA	$57,318	$65,899
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,297	$49,520	$62,797
Accounting and Related Services	$59,252	$55,286	$59,957
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$45,864	$57,022
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,186	$43,601	$53,235
Biotechnology	NA	$41,565	$51,567
Business/Commerce, General	$38,582	$44,170	$50,973
Marketing	$42,327	$42,185	$49,294
Biology, General	$32,192	$35,600	$48,043
Economics	$45,626	$43,319	$46,990
Political Science and Government	$32,978	$33,459	$43,492
Communication and Media Studies	$35,822	$35,535	$42,050
Criminology	$31,316	$33,410	$38,720
History	$19,478	$27,947	$38,568
Psychology, General	$29,075	$28,055	$37,729
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$23,647	$27,181	$37,353
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$29,198	$30,891	$37,123
Social Sciences, General	$33,589	$27,397	$37,024
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,598	$25,194	$36,500
Sociology	$30,004	$29,685	$36,061
English Language and Literature, General	$25,641	$29,995	$35,848
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,490	$29,775	$32,739
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$25,472	$22,917	$32,561
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$37,173	$32,382	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$31,705	NA	NA
Computer Systems Analysis	$57,393	NA	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$45,341	NA	NA
International Business	$41,224	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$29,138	NA	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$46,580	$41,937	NA
International Relations and National Security Studies	$28,153	NA	NA
Anthropology	$27,084	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$107,746	$103,555	$111,324
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$72,843	$74,576	$83,791
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$66,941	$72,765
Education, General	$71,769	$63,005	$68,571
Social Work	$49,653	$49,270	$50,700
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$67,078	NA	NA
Sociology	$39,505	$39,927	NA
Biotechnology	$55,438	NA	NA

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