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California State University-San Marcos Scholarships and Merit Aid

San Marcos, California

5 scholarships California State University-San Marcos publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

14,174Undergraduates
95%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (5)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

J. Douglas and Marian R. Pardee Foundation Scholarship

$2,000

50 $2000 scholarships will be provided to qualified Cal State San Marcos students.csusm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Alumni Association Scholarship

$250

2 awards at $250 each to a Cal State San Marcos alumnus enrolled in a degree or certificate program.csusm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

John Burnham Foundation Scholarship

$2,000

Two awards at $2000 each for a graduate or undergraduate business or pre-business student.csusm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Jean and W. Keith Kellogg Scholarship

$1,500

Four awards at $1500 each to undergraduate students who are registered in at least 12 units.csusm.edu (read 2026-06-02)

Peggy Adams Memorial Scholarship

$500

Three awards at $500 each will be selected for someone who is a re-entry student who has experienced an interruption in their education.csusm.edu (read 2026-06-02)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What California State University-San Marcos costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$30,866In-state, per year
$42,818Out-of-state, per year

Where California State University-San Marcos lists its scholarships

CSUSM Scholarships (ngwebsolutions Scholarship Manager) is the 'central hub' students use to browse and apply for CSUSM scholarships, including CHABSS-affiliated departmental awards. A second system, AcademicWorks (csusm.academicworks.com, Blackbaud Award Management), is used for the university-wide General Scholarship Application and is explicitly named as the application system for several School of Education departmental awards. Both require students to search/sign in to see individual award detail (dollar amounts are largely not published on the open pages).

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a California State University-San Marcos page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.