Located in San Marcos, CA, California State University-San Marcos is a public university. California State University-San Marcos covers an area of 340 acres. It was in 1989 when the California State University-San Marcos was founded. California State University-San Marcos is recognised by its official colors, blue, black and white. In addition to over 14,837 undergraduate students, CSUSM also boasts of over 1,216 students in its postgraduate courses, taking the total enrollment to over 14,519 (Fall 2019). The school has an academic staff of 615 (225 tenured or tenure-track) who teach various courses to the students. California State University-San Marcos is home to an ethnically diverse student body. At CSUSM around 47% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, 26% are white, and 9% are Asian. Further, around 80% of the students are 24 and under. When it comes to gender distribution at the varsity, around 61% of the students are females and 39% are males. In its 31 years of existence, CSUSM has produced several known personalities like Shaun White, Mark Hoppus, Rocky Chávez, and Tiffany van Soest. The school believes in the all-round growth of the students and, hence encourages students to take part in several sporting activities, conducted inside the campus. Students taking admission here will notice that the university boasts of a decent sports infrastructure. CSUSM offers a total of 146 undergraduate and graduate programs, including both residential and online. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by WASC (Western Assn. of Schools and Colleges). California State University-San Marcos has around $26 million (2019) in endowment.
