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Acceptance Rate

97.4%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$7,437

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,317

Undergrad Enrollment

5,811

Applicants

11,769

Yield Rate

8.5%

Endowment / Student

$6,107

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$13,663/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $54,652 over four years.

What grads earn

$55,856/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$50,448 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

74% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

10.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California State University-Monterey Bay’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,970
$30–48k$9,981
$48–75k$12,440
$75–110k$16,281
Over $110k$22,818

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

62%

Completion · all

73%

Completion · Pell

73%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

66%

Median debt

$12,750

Classification

Four-year, medium, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
11,769
Admitted
11,16094.8%
Enrolled
9438% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling8
Motor Vehicle Theft1
Rape5

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation47% / 53%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball64Basketball16Golf11Soccer30Track & Field27

Women's

Basketball15Golf6Soccer34Softball36Track & Field34Volleyball18Water Polo25
Research Activity
FY 2024
$12Mtotal R&D expenditure#356 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Psychology, General250 grads
Business Administration and Management, General203 grads
Computer Science199 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General145 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies131 grads
Humanities/Humanistic Studies107 grads
Marine Sciences99 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General93 grads
Social Sciences, General83 grads
Human Development and Family Studies, General71 grads

4yr Grad Rate

33%

6yr Grad Rate

60%

Retention Rate

80%

Median Earnings

$59,247