California State University-San Marcos Ranking Badges
CSUSM earned 101 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 25 in the top 5%, 37 in the top 10% and 39 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 242 in Top Ranked for Fire Protection, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 101 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 25
Highest placement: #3 of 242, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 254
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has California State University-San Marcos Earned?
California State University-San Marcos holds 101 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 25 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
25
Top 10%
37
Top 15%
39
Total
101
What Is California State University-San Marcos Known For?
California State University-San Marcos is best known for Social Sciences: 10 of its 89 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Fire Protection, Sociology and Special Education.
How Does California State University-San Marcos Rank in Athletics?
California State University-San Marcos earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #58 of 177 in Golf (D2) (top 33%).
How Does California State University-San Marcos Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, California State University-San Marcos earned 4 badges across 4 online programs, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #3 of 112 in Most Popular Online for Sociology.
How Does California State University-San Marcos Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, California State University-San Marcos earned 8 badges; its highest placement is #278 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. California State University-San Marcos appears in 254 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team