California State University - Monterey Bay: Statistics

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#2231 of 14,131 In the World
#605 of 2,597 In North America
#552 of 2,496 In the United States
#48 of 249 In California
#941 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
Top50% For 32 other topics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
95%
Aid receiving
79%
Undergraduates
5,909
Graduates
833
Male:Female Ratio
39:61
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Master's degree
Website
csumb.edu

California State University - Monterey Bay Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

California State University - Monterey Bay has an acceptance rate of 95% and is among the 30% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 95% 94% 95%
Applicants 11,769 4,418 7,351
Admissions 11,160 4,168 6,992
Freshmen enrolled full time 929 378 551
Freshmen enrolled part time 14 4 10

2,672 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

538 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Hispanic 3586 (53%)
White 1796 (27%)
Asian 429 (6%)
Two or more races 356 (5%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 239 (4%)
Black or African American 171 (3%)
Nonresident Alien 135 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 20 (0.3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,480
Students receiving aid
79%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $5,742$7,176
Tuition in-state $5,742$7,176
Tuition out-of-state $17,622$16,680
Fee in-district $1,695$1,695
Fee in-state $1,695$1,695
Fee out-of-state $1,695$1,695

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 3,376
Combined charge for room and board $14,102
Room charge $8,786
Meal charge $5,316

California State University - Monterey Bay majors

California State University - Monterey Bay has granted 1,967 bachelor's degrees across 26 programs and 298 master's across 8 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California State University - Monterey Bay.

Major Bachelor Master
Business Administration and Management, General 241 92
Psychology, General 290
Computer Science 207
Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies 136
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 132
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 132
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 114
Social Sciences, General 109
Marine Sciences 84 9
Human Services, General 90
Human Development and Family Studies, General 69
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 59
Education, General 55
Social Work 51
Radio and Television 50
Design and Visual Communications, General 47
Environmental Science 24 20
Environmental Studies 43
Educational & Instructional Technology 28
Mathematics, General 28
Agronomy and Crop Science 27
Physician Assistant 25
Art & Art Studies, General 21
Spanish Language and Literature 19
School Psychology 18
Music, General 12
Hospitality Administration & Management, General 11
International & Globalization Studies 10
Japanese Language and Literature 5
Statistics, General 5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 2
Grand Total 1,967 298

California State University - Monterey Bay has a graduation rate of 63%, which is among the 33% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 63% 59% 65%
  • Full-time retention rate - 79%
  • Part-time retention rate - 23%

Publications & Citations

California State University - Monterey Bay has published 2,761 scientific papers with 78,447 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Engineering, Ecology, Medicine, Computer Science, and Political Science.

Publications
2,761
Citations
78,447

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science
1,761 / 58,181
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,741 / 50,725
Biology
1,478 / 47,645
Geology
1,254 / 47,030
Geography and Cartography
1,168 / 38,573
Engineering
1,163 / 36,860
Ecology
1,159 / 45,795
Medicine
1,081 / 33,193
Computer Science
962 / 27,769
Political Science
954 / 27,113
Sociology
901 / 27,073
Law
899 / 26,818
Physics
831 / 26,979
Psychology
779 / 21,520
History
698 / 20,606
Chemistry
677 / 22,312
Philosophy
646 / 17,297
Archaeology
645 / 20,002
Mathematics
624 / 19,587
Paleontology
619 / 21,853
Oceanography
603 / 26,701
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
529 / 22,018
Business
487 / 13,366
Economics
458 / 12,859
Statistics
413 / 11,724
Botany
385 / 13,102
Quantum and Particle physics
383 / 9,769
Genetics
375 / 12,067
Pathology
370 / 10,859
Social Psychology
345 / 7,424
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
339 / 9,458
Art & Design
317 / 9,923
Public Health
315 / 10,161
Biochemistry
306 / 10,140
Development Studies
289 / 9,948
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
286 / 13,119
Linguistics
284 / 6,190
Education Majors
282 / 10,346
Demography
277 / 9,528
Environmental Management
259 / 11,442

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 5 28
1993 1 44
1994 1 31
1995 3 35
1996 14 45
1997 25 72
1998 20 70
1999 32 115
2000 25 235
2001 26 345
2002 45 430
2003 39 492
2004 45 598
2005 65 749
2006 54 842
2007 54 1096
2008 90 1345
2009 59 1610
2010 65 1859
2011 75 2171
2012 85 2444
2013 82 2783
2014 83 2987
2015 121 3411
2016 183 3655
2017 178 3768
2018 140 4427
2019 214 5282
2020 168 6138
2021 195 7435
2022 203 7367
2023 185 7624
2024 139 7738
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Notable alumni

  1. Simonna

    Simonna
    Born in
    Lithuania Flag Lithuania
    Years
    1995-.. (age 30)
    Occupations
    singeractor
    Biography

    Simona MilinytÄ—, also known as Simonna, is a Lithuanian actress and singer. From 2007 to 2011, she participated in numerous music competitions in European countries including Lithuania, Italy, and Turkey. Most notably, Simonna joined the national Eurovision Song Contest in Lithuania as the nation's youngest contestant ever at the time, placing third in the semi-final and seventh in the National Final. In 2008, she released her first album titled 12. In December 2013, she released her second album, which was self-titled Simonna and consisted of 15 songs recorded in both Lithuanian and English. After 2014, Simonna had her music videos played by MTV and received a Vevo-certified channel.

  2. Brooke E. Flammang

    Brooke E. Flammang
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    researcher
    Biography

    Brooke E. Flammang is an American biologist at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She specializes in functional morphology, biomechanics, and bioinspired technology of fishes. Flammang is a discoverer of the radialis muscle in shark tails. She also studies the adhesive disc of the remora, and the walking cavefish, Cryptotora thamicola. Her work has been profiled by major news outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wired, BBC Radio 5, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Wild. She was named one of the "best shark scientists to follow" by Scientific American in 2014.

General info

Alternative names CSUMB
Founded 1994
Colors bay blue, golden sand, valley green
Academic calendar Semesters
Total FTE staff 906
Carnegie classification Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs

Location and contacts

Address 100 Campus Center
Seaside, California, 93955-8001
United States
City population 32,000
Phone 8315823000

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