Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 66.65%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.19% at California State University-San Marcos. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.45% and women students' rate is 68.03%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-San Marcos over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 58.53% | 55.45% | 60.48% |
| 2013-14 | 62.51% 3.98% |
58.80% 4.29% |
64.78% 4.29% |
| 2014-15 | 61.80% -0.71% |
58.48% -0.99% |
63.79% -0.99% |
| 2015-16 | 54.04% -7.76% |
52.30% -8.67% |
55.12% -8.67% |
| 2016-17 | 51.84% -2.20% |
48.50% -1.28% |
53.84% -1.28% |
| 2017-18 | 56.76% 4.93% |
56.04% 3.37% |
57.21% 3.37% |
| 2018-19 | 58.42% 1.66% |
54.80% 3.37% |
60.58% 3.37% |
| 2019-20 | 61.67% 3.25% |
61.84% 0.99% |
61.57% 0.99% |
| 2020-21 | 79.42% 17.75% |
76.05% 19.81% |
81.38% 19.81% |
| 2021-22 | 93.00% 13.58% |
92.00% 12.61% |
94.00% 12.61% |
| 2022-23 | 95.19% 2.19% |
94.68% 1.53% |
95.53% 1.53% |
| Average | 66.65% | 64.45% | 68.03% |
