Fast Facts
Valid as of fall semester 2020
Stateside Enrollment
Fall 2020
BY GENDER
Female: 10,141 62%
Male: 6,221 38%
Total Number of Students: 16,367
BY ETHNICITY
Reflective of Our CommunityNumber of Students:
African American 3%
Asian & Pacific Islander 9%
Latino/a 47%
Native American < 1%
Caucasian 27%
Other 4%
Multiple Ethnicities 5%
BY AGE
UndergraduatesAge:
17-22 68%
23-25 17%
26-35 12%
36+ 3%
Age:
18 and under11%
19-22 49%
23-25 19%
26-35 17%
36+ 5%
BY COLLEGE
The university is composed of four colleges with percentage of enrollment as follows:College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics 18%
College of Business Administration 16%
College of Education, Health
& Human Services 19%
College of Humanities, Arts,
Behavioral & Social Sciences 45%
Undeclared 2%
ALUMNI
More than 48,000 (as of May 2020)
DEGREES AWARDED
In addition to 43 bachelor degree programs and 38 minors, CSUSM offers 23 master's programs, 11 credential programs and a joint doctoral program with UC San Diego. From biotechnology to nursing to business, our postbaccalaureate degrees provide a superior academic and professional education.
Ten Most Popular
Undergraduate Majors
Business administration 2,538
Psychology 1,463
Criminology1,107
Biological sciences915
Computer science814
Sociology794
Human development724
Liberal studies715
Kinesiology708
Communication696
Our Faculty
Of the 284 tenured and tenured-track faculty members, all but one have a terminal degree.Full professor: 111
Associate professor: 85
Assistant professor: 88
Lecturer: 556
Teaching associate: 169
International Students
As of fall 2020, CSUSM is home to 251 international and exchange students. The largest contingents are from: India (22 percent), China (19 percent), Saudi Arabia (10 percent), Vietnam (8 percent), Japan (6 percent), and Korea and Norway (4 percent each).
In addition, over 150 students are enrolled in the American Language and Culture Institute.