California State University-San Marcos (out-of-state)

California State University-San Marcos is a non selective school. The school receives approximately 18,000 applications each year from prospective students. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be 96 percent which equals about 16,800 students being accepted to the institution. But when the year commences, about 2,630 students would have decided on California State University-San Marcos as their school of choice. The ratio of the students who applied is 39% and 60% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 58% were typically women and 41% were men. California State University-San Marcos’s undergraduate application fee is $70. First-year students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-San Marcos when applying. Usually, an ACT score of 18 - 23 or a 950 - 1,130 SAT score is the range that students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.