
College of San Mateo
About
College of San Mateo is located at the northern corridor of Silicon Valley and situated on a beautiful 153-acre site in the San Mateo hills that provides a panoramic view of San Francisco Bay. Since 1922, CSM has been a gateway to higher education leading to university transfer, and students can progress on to many leading US universities for the final two years of their degree.
CSM offers transfer admission guarantees with seven of the nine UC campuses, nearly all of the CSU campuses and many private colleges in California.
Features
Available for international students
Available for international students
Available for international students
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Programs
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Animation / Illustration
- Art
- Art History
- Art Studio
- Design
- Film and Media Studies
- Graphic Design
- Industrial Design
- Interior Design
- Media Arts and Technology
- Theatre & Dance
- Theatre, Film and Digital Production
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Business Economics
- Business Administration
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Computer Science
- Games & Playable Media
- Graphic Design
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Engineering
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Earth Science
- East Asian Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Geology
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- African Americen & African Studies
- American Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Mathematics
- Applied Physics
- Asian American Studies
- Black Studies
- Chemistry
- Chicana/Chicana Studies
- Chinese
- Cinema & Digital Media
- Classical Civilization / Studies
- Classics
- Cognitive Science
- Communication
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- English for Multilingual Students
- Ethnic Studies
- Feminist Studies
- Film and Media Studies
- French
- Georgraphy
- Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
- Geology
- German
- Global and International Studies
- History
- History of Art and Architecture
- International Relations
- Italian
- Japanese
- Latin American and Iberian Studies
- Liberal Studies
- Linguistics
- Medieval & Early Modern Studies
- Middle East / South Asia Studies
- Music
- Native American Studies
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Political Science - Administrative Studies
- Political Science - International Affairs
- Political Science - Public Service
- Psychology
- Radio-TV-Film
- Religious Studies
- Renaissance Studies
- Russian
- Science & Technology Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Statistics
- Statistics and Applied Probability
- Theatre & Dance
- Theatre, Film and Digital Production
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Exercise and Sports Studies
Transfer Programs with progression to:
- Biological Sciences
- Biomolecular Science and Engineering
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematical Analytics & Operations Research
- Mathematical & Scientific Computation
- Mathematics
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Tuition & Cost
The costs listed below are an estimate based on what most students pay. The final price for tuition, housing and other expenses will vary based on program, English level, housing selection and other factors. For more exact pricing, please contact our advisors.Available for international students
Required Documents
Below are the minimum documents required for our admissions team to conduct a review of your application to this institution. Additional documents may be required for specific programs or for the institution to issue you an unconditional letter of admission. Please contact an advisor for more information.
Passport Copy
English Test Result
School Transcript