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Cal State Stanislaus

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Turlock, CA
Population 450,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,564
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Hispanic 60%
White 18%
Asian 9%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 99%
From Region 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 45%
Business & Economics 17%
Education 14%
Health Sciences 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Computer Science 3%
Arts 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,246
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,846
Est. In-State Cost $10,667
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,966
10-Year ROI $250,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #319
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #401
Life & Natural Sciences $1M #501
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 12 #447
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #576

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

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Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
California State University, Stanislaus 2,467 33% / 67% 0% $61,218 93%
Computer Science 70 81% / 19% 0% $78,283 91 91%
Chemistry 9 33% / 67% 0% $88,087 96 86%
Geosciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $64,500 80
Mathematics 37 +2 57% / 43% 0% $63,880 80 100%
Physical Sciences 1 100% / 0% 0% $71,272 87
Physics 5 100% / 0% 0% $71,796 87
Agriculture 23 +1 39% / 61% 0% $63,376 79 100%
Biology 109 25% / 75% 0% $63,940 80 91%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 51 65% / 35% 2% $58,866 72 94%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 44 11% / 89% 0% $79,017 92 100%
Nursing 120 22% / 78% 0% $122,838 99 98%
Public Health Education and Promotion 49 8% / 92% 0% $67,110 83
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 24 62% / 38% 0% $58,866 72 94%
Business Management and Administration 393 +1 51% / 49% 1% $63,404 79 96%
Economics 12 +2 92% / 8% 0% $68,568 84 90%
Organizational Leadership 22 59% / 41% 0% $63,404 79 96%
Anthropology 14 29% / 71% 0% $49,002 52 100%
Cognitive Science 4 75% / 25% 0% $52,884 61
Communication and Media Studies 12 +1 42% / 58% 0% $54,270 64 92%
Criminal Justice 182 +1 38% / 62% 0% $62,061 77 94%
English 55 +2 38% / 62% 0% $63,144 79 89%
Ethnic Studies 9 +2 44% / 56% 0% $52,869 61
Geography 9 56% / 44% 0% $58,725 72
History 52 +1 65% / 35% 0% $53,228 62 96%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies $53,887 63
Philosophy 8 62% / 38% 0% $51,891 59
Political Science 19 37% / 63% 0% $58,906 73 88%
Psychology 477 +4 20% / 80% 0% $49,724 54 93%
Social Sciences 49 +1 37% / 63% 0% $51,958 59 95%
Sociology 130 +2 17% / 83% 0% $49,633 53 91%
Spanish 24 +7 21% / 79% 0% $49,142 52 100%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 60 42% / 58% 0% $54,270 64 92%
Early Childhood Education 62 3% / 97% 0% $49,373 53 93%
General Education 287 12% / 88% 0% $58,883 72 88%
Art History 2 50% / 50% 0% $37,911 20 86%
Fine Arts 22 27% / 73% 0% $37,911 20 86%
Fine/Studio Arts 8 25% / 75% 0% $37,911 20 86%
Music 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $39,182 23
Music Performance 6 50% / 50% 0% $39,263 24
Theater 4 25% / 75% 0% $36,968 18