California State University-Stanislaus
Public College in Turlock, CA. Six-year graduation rate 53%. Median 10-year earnings $63,188.
Students who entered California State University-Stanislaus reach a median of $63,188 ten years later, which puts this school in the upper band of undergraduate earnings outcomes. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,540. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 3.9% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.21 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
California State University-Stanislaus admits 98% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool runs to 5,419, typical for a school of this reach. Yield is low at 19%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is middling: 54% finish inside six years. Retention is strong at 82%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The part-time picture is harder: 37% return, against 82% full-time. The student-faculty ratio is 18:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,564 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,433 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The income table below is the number that matters — $3,938 at $0–30k versus $16,810 at $110k+. About 77% get grants averaging $11,550, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 21% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 992 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $3,938 |
| $30–48k | $4,467 |
| $48–75k | $5,947 |
| $75–110k | $9,230 |
| $110k+ | $16,810 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,808 of these 8,564 students, totalling $12,350,904 — an average of $6,831 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Stanislaus County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)