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Ranks 1062nd overall and 77th in California

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Seaside, CA 93955-8001

Surrounding communityFringe rural area (less than 5 mi. from an urban area)
Total Population38,232 (38,212 urban / 20 rural)
Households9,959 (3.2 people per house)
Families7,463 (3.58 people per family)
Pop. — African American6,462
Pop. — Asian4,356
Pop. — Pacific Islander761
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native767
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)19,489
Pop. — Other9,073
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending California State University-Monterey Bay?

Ranks 950th for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition N/A N/A $10,170
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $3,256 $3,256 $3,256
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour N/A N/A $339
FT Graduate Tuition N/A N/A $10,170
FT Graduate Required Fees $3,898 $3,898 $3,898
PT Graduate per Credit Hour N/A N/A $339
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $17,466 $17,466 $27,636
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $19,150 $19,150 $29,320
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,602 $8,602 $18,772

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $2,999 trend  $3,256 $2,999 trend  $3,256 $13,169 trend  $13,426
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,242 trend  $1,386
On-Campus – Room & Board $8,494 trend  $9,152
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,402 trend  $3,672
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $9,900 trend  $10,710
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,510 trend  $3,798
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,654 trend  $3,960

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$55
Graduate Application Fee$55
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 5,909 (2,309 male / 3,600 female)
Admitted 4,450 (1,659 male / 2,791 female)
Admission rate 75%
First-time Enrollment 534 (224 male / 310 female)
FT Enrollment 514 (222 male / 292 female)
PT Enrollment 20 (2 male / 18 female)
Total Enrollment3,818

Admission Criteria

What criteria does California State University-Monterey Bay use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / N/A
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does California State University-Monterey Bay accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceNo
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference California Collegiate Athletic Assoc
NCAA Baseball Conference California Collegiate Athletic Assoc
NCAA Track & Field Conference California Collegiate Athletic Assoc

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 951st for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 22%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 16 / 23
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 16 / 23
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 17 / 23

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 851st for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 83%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 420 / 550
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 420 / 560
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 840 / 1110

Student Services

Remedial ServicesYes
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
Dorm Capacity2,396
Meals per WeekN/A
Room Fee$4,850
Board Fee$2,650

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

California State University-Monterey Bay Ranks 3522nd for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,184 143 pie   26%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,857 148 pie   27%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,941 130 pie   24%
Student Loan Aid $3,292 205 pie   38%
Any financial aid type   274 pie   51%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at California State University-Monterey Bay?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
193453
Black Non-Hispanic
7375148
Hispanic
4076261,033
Asian / Pacific Islander
75128203
American Indian / Alaskan Native
112435
White Non-Hispanic
8061,0151,821
Race Unknown
223302525
Total 1,614 2,204 3,818

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at California State University-Monterey Bay?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
213
Black Non-Hispanic
51621
Hispanic
4571116
Asian / Pacific Islander
91221
American Indian / Alaskan Native
224
White Non-Hispanic
86134220
Race Unknown
222951
Total 171 265 436

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at California State University-Monterey Bay.

  Men Women Total
22 94 116
60 44 104
30 70 100
7 41 48
34 13 47

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Art/Art Studies, General 4 1 11 3 19
Business Administration and Management, General 2 3 29 6 1 58 5 104
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 1 1 13 1 18 5 39
Education, General 2 1 4 1 7 2 17
Environmental Studies 1 3 3 18 8 33
Human Services, General 2 28 2 2 9 5 48
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 7 28 3 48 12 100
International Relations and Affairs 1 1 12 3 17
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2 50 4 51 9 116
Linguistics 1 8 5 3 17
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 1 1 5 7
Mathematics, General 1 1 2 4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 4 1 1 3 1 20 7 37
Music, General 1 4 2 7
Public Administration 1 3 2 6
Radio and Television 1 8 1 1 28 8 47
Social Sciences, General 4 18 1 17 7 47
Total 13 25 197 27 6 316 81 665

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

California State University-Monterey Bay Ranks 774th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $64,444 ($68,116 male / $61,101 female)
Number of FT Faculty 128 (61 male / 67 female)
Number of PT Faculty 147
FT Faculty Ratio 0.9 : 1
Total Benefits $2,463,379
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California State University-Monterey Bay Academics

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California State University: Monterey Bay is unique in its study options. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Women’s Services can help. For one thing, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Semester At Sea, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at California State University: Monterey Bay.

Popular majors:
twenty-five percent liberal arts, thirteen percent business per marketing, thirteen percent communications per journalism, eleven percent communication technologies, ten percent social sciences, eight percent computer and information sciences, five percent health professions
Physical Sciences:
Oceanography, Planetary Sciences
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Marine/Aquatic Biology
English Language and Literature:
English
Education:
Education – General, Elementary Education
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General, Spanish
Computer Science:
Computer Graphics, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Information Sciences/Systems
Public Administration and Service:
Human Services
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Social Sciences – General
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Behavioral Sciences, Global Studies
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Arts – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Fine/Studio Arts, Music – General
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Business – General, Business Administration/Management, International Business

Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of May. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 55.

California State University-Monterey Bay Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 59%. Remember that this can change at any time. Transfer student are not ignored. That is, there were one thousand, six hundred and thirteen total number of transfer students who applied and seven hundred and eighty-nine total number of transfer students who were admitted.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of May. Likewise, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 30th of November. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of July and Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 30th of November. the SAT subject section score is due the 15th of July. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 2nd of March. The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year.

California State University-Monterey Bay Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and State aid form. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Athletics, Alumni Affiliation, Leadership and State/District Residency.

California State University-Monterey Bay Students

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California State University: Monterey Bay offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Furthermore, the student body consists of ninety-eight percent in-state students, two percent out-of-state students, ten percent in top 10th of graduating class, thirty-two percent in top quarter of graduating class and seventy-three percent in top half of graduating class. In addition, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, Four-year, Coed, where 59 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited, College Board member and Hispanic serving. The school’s size is approximately three thousand, four hundred and seven degree-seeking undergrads.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as watershed facilities to complement earth system and policy major, seafloor mapping lab. Without doubt, the school is located 107 miles from San Francisco, 70 miles from San Jose.

California State University-Monterey Bay Athletics

The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s NCAA Division II Baseball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Golf
  • Men’s NCAA Division II, Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Soccer
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Softball
  • Women’s NCAA Division II, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
The Otters are a member of NAIA.

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over 2 years ago

this might one day be a nice place, however, it's currently surrounded by a run down, dilapidated and environmentally toxic abandoned army base and it's ugly buildings. the largest coastal oak woodlands left in california border the campus which are beautiful to hike in, but be sure to get a pamphlet on unexploded ordnance before you go. maybe a nice school in 50 years if the army ever gets motivated to clean up the horrific mess it made.