California State University - Monterey Bay Overview

California State University - Monterey Bay is a public institution located in Seaside, California. The suburban atmosphere of Seaside makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is California State University - Monterey Bay Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at CSUMB.
• During a recent academic cycle, 49% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSUMB makes roughly $59,247 a year. This is 45% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is California State University - Monterey Bay?

Contact details for CSUMB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Phone:	831-582-3000
Website:	csumb.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CSUMB
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csumb

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How Do I Get Into CSUMB?

You can apply to CSUMB online at: https://www.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUMB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUMB?

CSUMB has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford California State University - Monterey Bay?

The overall average net price of CSUMB is $26,212. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSUMB, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,210 a year. That adds up to $20,840 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Monterey Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,509 undergraduate students at CSUMB, with 5,703 being full-time and 806 being part-time.

There are also 900 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,703 full-time undergraduates at CSUMB, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Monterey Bay students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	335
Black or African American	188
Hispanic or Latino	2,969
White	1,364
International Students	293
Other Races/Ethnicities	554

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Monterey Bay. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at CSUMB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, China, and Germany.

California State University - Monterey Bay Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	241	92	333
General Psychology	293	0	293
Liberal Arts General Studies	250	0	250
Computer Science	207	0	207
General Biology	133	0	133
Health & Physical Education	132	0	132
General Social Sciences	109	0	109
Marine Science	84	9	93
Human Services	90	0	90
Natural Resources Conservation	68	20	88
Human Development & Family Studies	69	0	69
Nursing	59	0	59
General Education	0	55	55
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	51	0	51
Social Work	0	51	51
Design & Applied Arts	47	0	47
Instructional Media Design	0	28	28
Mathematics	28	0	28
Plant Sciences	27	0	27
Allied Health Professions	0	25	25
Fine & Studio Arts	23	0	23
Romance Languages	19	0	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	18	18
Music	12	0	12
Hospitality Management	11	0	11
International Studies	11	0	11
East Asian Languages	6	0	6
Statistics	5	0	5
Ethnic Studies	2	0	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,977	298	2,275

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By DirectorG at en.wikipedia under License

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