California State University-San Marcos is a large public institution located in San Marcos, CA ranked 79th in California. It has a total of 15,909 full-time undergraduate students and is not very competitive, with a 61.67% acceptance rate. California State University-San Marcos offers 67 different majors and is best known for its Speech-Language Pathology and Biotechnology programs, which are respectively ranked 26th and 28th in America. With an annual tuition of $5,742 for in-state students and $17,622 for those from out-of-state, California State University-San Marcos is moderately priced. 51.55% of students graduate moving on to the next stage of their lives, working. Open graduating, alumni go on to draw roughly $47,300 per year, which is 14% above the national median.