California State University-Stanislaus
Turlock, CA · Public · Small suburb · CSUS · Stanislaus State
Public institution in Turlock, CA · 8,564 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $63,188 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Average net price
- Top 13%Median graduate debt
- Top 13%Pell Grant share
- Top 14%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $5,671101st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,826346th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,706838th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,542299th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,540247th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,188430th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,793672nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 58.0%839th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.2%656th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.5%1,478th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,564296th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16.0:11,454th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.3%275th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 84 mi (SFO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $99,096 | $99,447 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $46,087 | $49,918 |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAgriculture | bachelors | $42,682 | $42,682 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,937 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $40,125 | $39,205 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $37,568 | $18,771 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $37,328 | $34,603 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $34,140 | $34,942 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $32,569 | $35,060 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $31,941 | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $30,771 | $25,194 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $30,771 | $26,353 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1957source
- Athletic nickname: "Warriors"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and Goldsource
- Mascot: Titussource
- Motto: "Vox Veritas Vita (Latin) / "Engaging, Empowering, Transforming""source
- Campus size: about 228 acressource
- Formerly known as "Stanislaus State College (1957–85)"source
- Athletic conference: CCAAsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $943,273 (M $430,123 · W $513,150)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California State University-Stanislaus’s 8,564 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- University of California-MercedMerced, CA · 8,372 undergrads
- California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 8,183 undergrads
- California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA · 7,914 undergrads
- Stanford UniversityStanford, CA · 7,841 undergrads
- Solano Community CollegeFairfield, CA · 7,688 undergrads
- Chapman UniversityOrange, CA · 7,629 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of South AlabamaMobile, AL · 8,540 undergrads
- Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX · 8,527 undergrads
- Wilmington UniversityNew Castle, DE · 8,497 undergrads
- Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN · 8,495 undergrads
- Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, MI · 8,695 undergrads
- Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX · 8,746 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsustan.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 110495)
- Compare colleges in CARe-score with your weights
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- Compare with University of California-MercedSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: California State University-Stanislaus vs University of California-MercedHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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