Check out why California State University San Marcos received an F grade in our Report Card below.
California State University San Marcos is a public institution located on 304 acres in San Marcos, California. It has over 100 student-led clubs and organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at California State University San Marcos can view the Two-Hour Whale Watching Tour, join the Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tours, dine at iconic establishments, or camp at Discovery Lake.
California State University San Marcos offers over 40 bachelor&#8217;s degrees with 38 minors for students to explore. Notable alumni include performance artist Kimberly Dark, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski, and professional soccer player Mason Grimes.

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2930" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates.  As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from California State University San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree make $56,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;C+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from California State University San Marcos with a bachelor’s degree make $103,200 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 76% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $26,018 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/hr/training/compliance.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not appear to require equity-based training for employees. However, Search Committee Diversity <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/equity/commitment/searchcommittee.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Training</a> and Safe Zone <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/pride/safezone.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Training</a> are encouraged.
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for having a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/orgs/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has zero right-leaning clubs compared to two left-leaning clubs. Social Justice Studies Club and Feminists Unite are the left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade because they do not have a Turning Point USA chapter. The university has not denied a Turning Point USA chapter on campus. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. According to the university&#8217;s <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/undocumented/admissions/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Admissions</a> page:
&#8220;Once you have applied, undocumented students are encouraged to review the AB 540 requirements to determine if they are eligible for in-state tuition. Assembly Bill 540 is a California law that creates an exemption from the payment of non-resident tuition to eligible non-residents.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.csusm.edu/finaid/apply_for_finaid/apply_dream/a540requirements.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AB 540 Requirements</a> include:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Attended a California high school for 3 years or more.</li>
<li>Graduated from a California High School or received a high school equivalent degree (GED).</li>
<li>Must register or currently be enrolled at an accredited institution of higher education in California.</li>
<li>Must file an Affidavit stating that he or she has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status&#8230;</li>
<li>Must not hold a valid non-immigrant visa (F, J, H, L, A E, etc.).&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;A-&#8221; in the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $161.66 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;F&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.csusm.edu/content.php?catoid=9&amp;navoid=1348" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to complete 3 credits of &#8220;Ethnic Studies&#8221; as part of its General Education requirements. Courses include:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Decolonizing California: California Indian Resistance, Resurgence and Resilience&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Environmental Justice, Racism, and Settler Colonialism&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Intersectionality and Social Justice&#8221;</li>
</ul>
The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://catalog.csusm.edu/content.php?catoid=9&amp;navoid=1292#general-education-requirement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> also has a Diversity and Equity Requirement.
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/housing/futureresidents/communities.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has two segregated living-learning communities (LGBTQIA Housing and Gender Inclusive Housing).
The university does not appear to have any segregated commencement ceremonies or classes.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

California State University San Marcos receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. COVID-19 is listed as a recommended immunization on the <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/shcs/immunization/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university&#8217;s</a> CSUSM Immunization Requirement page. The university also follows state-wide COVID-19 safety <a href="https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/13116180/latest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protocols</a>.
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 3.67% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

California State University San Marcos receives a &#8220;B+&#8221; grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the San Marcos, California violent crime rate was 205.94 per 100,000 people in 2018, lower than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

California State University San Marco receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. To fulfill General Education Graduation Requirements, the <a href="https://www.csusm.edu/ge/gradreq.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to take 9 units of Western Civilization courses within the &#8220;Social Sciences&#8221; category. The course list includes:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;US History&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;US Constitution&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;US Government&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why California State University San Marcos received an F grade in our Report Card below.

California State University San Marcos is a public institution located on 304 acres in San Marcos, California. It has over 100 student-led clubs and organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at California State University San Marcos can view the Two-Hour Whale Watching Tour, join the Original La Jolla Sea Cave Kayak Tours, dine at iconic establishments, or camp at Discovery Lake.

California State University San Marcos offers over 40 bachelor's degrees with 38 minors for students to explore. Notable alumni include performance artist Kimberly Dark, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Robert C. Nowakowski, and professional soccer player Mason Grimes.

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