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California State University-Stanislaus

Turlock, California · Small suburb

98.1%
Admit rate
$6,067
Avg net price
53%
Graduation rate
$63,188
Median earnings

California State University-Stanislaus is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Turlock, California (small suburb setting), enrolling 8,385 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 8,385 undergradsSmall suburbAccessible · 98% admitNCAA Division II without football

About Turlock, California

Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Founded on December 22, 1871, by prominent grain farmer John William Mitchell, the town consisted of a post office, a depot, a grain warehouse and a few other buildings. Mitchell declined the honor of having the town named for himself. The name "Turlock" was then chosen instead. Turlock and Turlock High School are briefly mentioned in the 1973 film American Graffiti. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
38 miles to Stockton, CA
To the ocean
46 miles
Nearest airport
25 miles to Merced Regional Macready Field (MCE)

How California State University-Stanislaus compares

Selectivity98.1%

More selective than 7% · #98 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 47% · #84 of 122 in California

First-year retention82%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$63,188

Higher than 74% · #72 of 130 in California

Average net price$6,067

Cheaper than 97% · #6 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$13,540

Lower than 93%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment8,385

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare California State University-Stanislaus with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

9,654students
  • Undergraduate8,38587%
  • Graduate1,26913%

Undergraduates by gender

8,385undergrads
  • Women5,67868%
  • Men2,70732%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White17%
  • Black2.7%
  • Hispanic63%
  • Asian8.8%
  • Other or multiracial8.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
8,385
Graduate enrollment
1,269
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
55%
First-generation students
60%
Students over 25
24%
Median family income
$28,214
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$107,334
Endowment
$20,529,983

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,046 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California99%
  • International0.7%

Most first-years stay in state — California State University-Stanislaus draws overwhelmingly from California.

1% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
98.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,246
Out-of-state tuition
$20,846
Room & board
$13,126
Books & supplies
$1,080
Total cost of attendance
$19,739
Average net price
$6,067

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
53%
Graduated on time (4 years)
25%
First-year retention
82%
Transferred to another college
2%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,793
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,188
Median debt at graduation
$13,540
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 28% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
25%
Low-income (Pell)
53%
First-generation
53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
722
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
9%
Housing charge (year)
$7,249
Meal plan (year)
$4,800
Application fee
$70
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
310 (147 men · 163 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)119
Soccer69
Baseball34
Basketball28
Volleyball23
Softball17
Golf11
Tennis9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
18
Property offenses (2022–2024)
18

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (9,724 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

12reported offenses a year
6.0 violent a year6.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.7
Rape
2.3
Fondling
2.3
Motor vehicle theft
2.3
Robbery
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$3,938
$30–48k
$4,467
$48–75k
$5,947
$75–110k
$9,230
$110k+
$16,810

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$28,481

$5,947/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

65%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,787
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 65% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,787. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 963 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$63,188
Typical debt at graduation
$13,540
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
62%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$59,677
Men
$69,190

Men out-earn women by $9,513 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
42°F
Annual rain
12.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.32.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Turlock #2, CA US station (1.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.