Highlighting Social Mobility and Csusm

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Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to highlight California State University San Marcos, located in my district in San Diego County.

Recently, the university was ranked number one in the Nation in the 2022 Social Mobility Index out of 14,000 colleges and universities.

This annual index measures the opportunities universities provide economically disadvantaged and first-generation students to graduate into well-paying jobs.

With approximately 80 percent of their students remaining in our region after graduation, the university's success is a major benefit to the San Diego region.

California State University San Marcos has opened its doors wide and welcomed students of all backgrounds: 54 percent of students are the first in their family to attend college; 40 percent have high financial need; 12 percent are military-affiliated; and the campus has the highest enrollment of former foster youth per capita in the Nation.

Through teaching hard skills and providing a world-class STEM education, California State University San Marcos drives upward social and economic mobility. We should encourage universities across the Nation to look to this institution as an example of how to put student success first.

I congratulate California State University San Marcos and President Neufeldt. I am proud they are serving the citizens of my district, and I look forward to seeing the ongoing success of their graduates in our region and beyond.

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