Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $9,890 and the average loan amount is $6,571. The average financial aid amount is 50.42% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $19,614).
Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid9,094 65%$89,939,745$9,890
Pell Grants6,067 44%$30,270,799$4,989
Federal Students Loans4,119 30%$27,067,627$6,571

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 1,725 students have received one or more types of financial aid at California State University-San Marcos.
The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $10,247 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,995.
The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at California State University-San Marcos.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

Number Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,87078%--
Grant or scholarship aid1,725 72%$17,676,382$10,247
Federal Grants1,144 47%$6,416,338$5,609
Pell Grants1,144 47%$6,224,904$5,441
Other Federal Grants84 3%$191,434$2,279
State/Local Grants1,643 68%$5,072,077$3,087
Institutional Grants1,158 48%$6,187,967$5,344
Student Loans730 30%$4,376,263$5,995
Federal Student Loans709 29%$3,471,403$4,896
Other Student Loans67 3%$904,860$13,505

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at California State University-San Marcos.
Income Level# of Students# of Students Receiving AidTotal Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level--$16,272,562$10,594
0 - $30,000486 486$6,965,456$14,332
$30,001 - $48,000323 323$4,489,090$13,898
$48,001 - $75,000294 292$3,282,249$11,164
$75,001 - $110,000157 151$1,157,177$7,371
$110,001 - more276 155$378,590$1,372

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At California State University-San Marcos, for the first-time/full-time students, 2,369 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 41 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.
# of Students
In-District Rate0
In-State Rate2,369
Out-of-State Rate41
Un-known0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At California State University-San Marcos, 721 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 211 students live off-campus. In addition, 778 students live with their family.
# of Students
Living On-Campus721
Living Off-Campus211
Living with Family778
Un-known0