Tuition & Financial Aid for 2025

$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000STICKERPRICEYour Est.Net Price$37,836
Sticker Price
$37,836
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Full Cost of Attendance

Sticker Price
$37,836
Tuition and fees, $19,607
Living expenses (food and housing), $13,150
Miscellaneous personal expenses, $3,191
Books, course materials, supplies, and equipment, $1,118
Transportation, $770
Most students do not pay full sticker price for college (see the top section of this page for info about your estimated net price). College costs often differ from the school’s listed prices because College Raptor estimates costs for the upcoming year based on historical inflation using the most recently available data about each college from the U.S. Department of Education.

Scholarship, Grant, Loan, and Endowment Overview

Grants and Academic Scholarships
  • Avg. Student Grant Aid
    $10,247
  • % Students Receiving Grant Aid
    72%
  • Avg. Institutional Grant
    $5,344
  • % Students Receiving Institutional Grant
    48%
  • Avg. Federal Grant
    $5,609
  • % of Students Receiving Grant
    47%
Loans
  • Avg. Student Loans
    $5,995
  • % of Students Receiving Student Loans
    30%
Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans)
Athletic Scholarships (not need based)
  • Avg. scholarship, Female athlete
    $3,077
  • # Female athletes
    151
  • Avg. scholarship, Male athlete
    $2,950
  • # Male athletes
    122
  • Avg. scholarship, Athlete
    $3,020
  • Total # athletes
    273
Endowment
  • Total Endowment
    $0
  • Endowment Per Student
    $0

Middle Class Affordability Rankings

California State University-San Marcos did not rank in the top 10 for affordability. See Affordability Rankings by State and Affordability Rankings by Major.

Average Net Price by Income - Reported in 2022-2023

Net Price$0$4,800$9,600$14,400$19,200$24,000Income$0 - 30,000$0 - 30,000$30,001 -48,000$30,001 -48,000$48,001 -75,000$48,001 -75,000$75,001 -110,000$75,001 -110,000over$110,000over$110,000$0$6,812$0$7,246$0$9,980$0$13,773$0$19,772

Average Net Price by Income - Estimated

Est. Net Price$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000IncomeChart of Estimated Net Price vs. Income - from College Raptor®
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