California State University-San Marcos
Public school in San Marcos, California. 14,877 undergraduates. School website
- 93.3%
- first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate, BSN, last 3 years pooled
- $10,939
- average net price a year, after grants and scholarships
- $110,156
- median pay of BSN graduates one year after finishing
How it compares
- Over its last 3 reporting years, California State University-San Marcos's BSN graduates passed the NCLEX-RN on their first try 93.3% of the time (628 test-takers), 4.6 points above the California BSN average of 88.7%.
- That puts it 18th of 44 ranked BSN programs in California on first-time pass rate.
- Its average net price of $10,939 a year is $6,552 below the $17,491 median of the 39 ranked programs with a published price.
- Its first-time pass rate rose 5.4 points between 2022/2023 and 2024/2025.
NCLEX pass rate by year
- 2022/2023 235 first-time takers89.8%
- 2023/2024 205 first-time takers95.6%
- 2024/2025 188 first-time takers95.2%
California BSN average, latest year: 88.7%
Source: California board of nursing, fiscal (Jul-Jun). Listed by the board as CSU San Marcos.
Nursing programs at California State University-San Marcos
| Program | Graduates in 2023–24 | Median loan debt | Pay 1 year out | Accredited by | Online option |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's (BSN) | 294 | $25,000 | $110,156 | CCNE | Partly |
| Master's (MSN) | 31 | $53,500 | $132,068 | CCNE | No |
Graduates are IPEDS completions for 2023–24 and include RN-to-BSN completers. Debt is the median federal loan balance of graduates who borrowed; pay is the median earnings of graduates working one year out (2024 dollars). Both from the College Scorecard. A dash means the figure is not published. “Partly” means some, but not all, of the school's programs at this level can be completed fully online, such as an RN-to-BSN track.
About these figures
55% of first-time, full-time students at California State University-San Marcos finish within 150% of normal time (whole school, not nursing alone). Pass rates, cost and pay come from public sources listed on data sources and are combined by the method on how we rank programs. We do not accept payment to change a school's listing.
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