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California State University, Monterey Bay

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Seaside, CA
Population 250,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,811
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Hispanic 55%
White 25%
Asian 7%
Mixed 5%
Black 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 42%
Life & Natural Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,779
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,379
Est. In-State Cost $10,063
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,362
10-Year ROI $211,000
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 39%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Weather

Comfortable Days 195 (99th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $9M #263
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #277
Humanities & Social Sciences $0M #362

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 746 29% / 71% 1% $47,553
Environmental Studies 43 37% / 63% 5% $47,684
Ethnic Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Global Studies 12 42% / 58% 17%
Humanities and Communication 107 46% / 54% 0% $48,409
Japanese 12 50% / 50% 8%
Liberal Studies 131 12% / 88% 0% $48,409
Psychology 250 19% / 81% 0% $47,978
Social Sciences 83 +2 33% / 67% 0% $46,493
Spanish 12 42% / 58% 8%
Cinematic Arts and Technology 32 66% / 34% 6% $41,258
Collaborative Design 41 44% / 56% 0% $49,860
Music 7 43% / 57% 14%
Visual and Public Art 13 8% / 92% 8% $38,273
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 219 51% / 49% 2% $79,382
Business Administration 203 52% / 48% 2% $79,382
Hospitality Management 16 31% / 69% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Sciences and Human Services 339 25% / 75% 1% $64,545
Kinesiology 145 44% / 56% 0% $52,410
Nursing 52 12% / 88% 4% $117,014
Human Development and Family Studies 71 +2 11% / 89% 0%
Human Services 71 11% / 89% 0% $50,901
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science 473 57% / 43% 4% $58,099
Computer Science 199 82% / 18% 10% $76,616
Mathematics 18 67% / 33% 0% $57,023
Statistics 6 83% / 17% 0%
Biology 93 23% / 77% 0% $40,329
Environmental Science 26 38% / 62% 0% $47,684
Marine Sciences 99 38% / 62% 1% $40,505
Sustainable Agribusiness 32 62% / 38% 0%