California State University San Marcos - San Marcos, California

Bella H.

If you are a parent, teacher, or friend I would recommend advising that no one attends this college.

After multiple emails with staff, not one person is willing to help me with unforeseen consequences. They’ll help you if you’re pregnant but not if your family member is ill (even if you have two courses left). Even if you no longer have a way of commuting to the college because of an unreliable vehicle they still will not help you. Even more so, if you or your partner is a 100% disabled veteran that won’t make a difference (even though they claim they support the military). The best of all, even if your own doctor speaks on your behalf they still do not care.

I am pretty sure all they care about is money. And most of the faculty spends it without the right to.

Diane K. Z.

Beautiful school, campus and rapport. A lot of educational classes n degree's to choose from. High Class School and great area. Good professor's and teacher's. I know someone that lives several blocks away.

Kathryn 5.

Go to a community college if you can. They're cheaper, will get you halfway to your degree, and the professors are better. This school charges you for nothing (ex: mandatory $70 orientation that was completely unless) and has awful professors.

alpha H.

Absolutely fabulous experience at the conference, great atmosphere !!!
Excellent California State University. Campus San Marcos !!!

Btime I.

They’re super unclean, in my dorm there was a rat the size of large pizza from Little Ceares , the rat was about the size of my little puppy. He had children with it that were just about the size of a deflated basketball. They wore caps and fitted hats that said “ cheese for me daddy”

Don’t like it, won’t not recommend

Eric B.

You guys were better at math than I was so there a Texas Young man headed your way. Dont tell him he looks to old he has just had to be a real man to care for his family where he is from. Supreme Court Justice of the President Adm 4 US Navy eooooB

Daniel L.

Had friend come here for college. Very nice, small school tucked into the hills of San Marcos. Dorms are a little dirty and small but livable, and the atmosphere there seems great. Big car park for students to park in (although it seems to little to sustain so many students) and great plantation all around campus.

Tee K.

I love the school. The student fees and parking permits are a bit expensive, but it's a newer school and there have been many new installments.

Education wise:
I just got done with my first year. The professors definitely want you to succeed; they do everything in their power to get you to where you need to be. The S:T is about 24:1. Some are much less. The GE classes are a bit harder to get into by basic enrollment, but usually a professor will let you in if you crash. They have resources every where around campus, through the CCC or the media library, to the math lab, language center, you name it.

Social life wise:
There's school activities every Tues & Thurs 💙 (U-hour). I don't see how anyone could call the school remotely ratchet. It's a commuter school, no doubt, in more of a quiet area. Lots of stairs which is why we're nicknamed 'Cal State Stair Master'. Only things to really do around the campus is grab a bite to eat, movies, bowl, visit some puppies, or whatever. You kind of have to search for it, other than that... They have a game room that you can go to on campus, even if you don't dorm (which I don't), or if you get to network and make friends with people who dorm, you can visit the quad area and play some pool.

Hopefully we'll end up getting a football team in the future, but the expansion of the school is remarkable. If you want a medium-small school to go to I would definitely recommend CSUSM. 😁