California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, California
- Public
- Suburb
- 6,819 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 97%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $13,861per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 61%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,89110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Every undergraduate student at Cal State Monterey Bay completes at least one service learning course as part of their degree.
Source: Service Learning Institute | California State University Monterey Bay
Undergraduate students at Cal State Monterey Bay are required to complete a senior-level capstone project as a condition of earning their degree.
Source: Promoting Sustainable Transportation with Campus Car Policies
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 97%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for California State University-Monterey Bay's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $13,861full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,498sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,145Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,465Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 61%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 80%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $63,89110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 6,819Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 49%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 52%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA — admits 98%
- Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH — admits 96%
- University of California-Merced Merced, CA — admits 91%
- Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA — admits 93%
- University of Wyoming Laramie, WY — admits 97%
- California State University-Chico Chico, CA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California State University-Monterey Bay, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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