Top high schools for Cal State San Marcos
Fall 2025: every California high school with applicants to Cal State San Marcos, from the California State University.
Applicants admitted
96%
Cal State San Marcos admits 96% of all applicants (2023)
Enrolled freshmen scores, middle 50% (2020)
UC and CSU no longer consider SAT/ACT scores; last reported 2020.
Who gets in: residency and transfers
Applicants to Cal State San Marcos by where they live, for fall 2025.
First-year students
California resident 95%Not a California resident 5%
| Residency | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| California resident | 19,863 | 18,778 | 95% |
| Not a California resident | 1,459 | 1,086 | 74% |
Transfer students
California resident 96%Not a California resident 4%
| Residency | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| California resident | 8,828 | 5,178 | 59% |
| Not a California resident | 436 | 232 | 53% |
Counts applications to this campus, so a student who applied to several CSU campuses appears at each. Not a California resident includes international students, which the CSU dashboard does not separate. Transfer figures are for undergraduate transfers. A dash means CSU hides a figure that is too small to publish. Source: California State University.
Most admitted to Cal State San Marcos
- 1.Temecula Valley High SchoolRiverside432 admitted
- 2.Great Oak High SchoolRiverside408 admitted
- 3.Chaparral High SchoolRiverside402 admitted
- 4.Heritage High SchoolRiverside370 admitted
- 5.Vista Murrieta High SchoolRiverside334 admitted
- 6.Murrieta Valley High SchoolRiverside266 admitted
- 7.Mission Hills High SchoolSan Diego252 admitted
- 8.Liberty High SchoolRiverside240 admitted
- 9.La Quinta High SchoolRiverside222 admitted
- 10.Eleanor Roosevelt High SchoolRiverside208 admitted
Highest Cal State San Marcos admit rate
- 1.High Tech High SchoolSan Diego100% of 60
- 2.Norco High SchoolRiverside100% of 58
- 3.Arlington High SchoolRiverside100% of 50
- 4.Canyon Hills High SchoolSan Diego100% of 48
- 5.Hillcrest High SchoolRiverside100% of 48
- 6.Santa Rosa AcademyRiverside100% of 46
- 7.Holtville High SchoolImperial100% of 40
- 8.Ruben S. Ayala High SchoolSan Bernardino100% of 35
- 9.Windsor High SchoolSonoma100% of 35
- 10.El Dorado High SchoolOrange100% of 31
The admit rate list only includes schools with at least 25 applicants, so a school where a handful applied and all got in does not top it. Admitted counts each student once for this campus.
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The tick marks Cal State San Marcos's overall admit rate.