unitid 409698 · Seaside, CA · public 4-year · suburb (midsize)
California State University-Monterey Bay
- enrollment 2023
- 7,861
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
97%
92nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
6,819
61st pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
43%
undergrads on Pell grants
80th pctl among public 4-years
completion
59%
finish within 150% time
77th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$26,987
75th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,663
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,247
after entry, Title IV students
73rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$12,750
22nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,970 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k37%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k11%
- 110k+12%
- Median family income
- $28,759
- First-generation students
- 52%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,779
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 293 | $54,215 | $12,366 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 250 | $54,702 | $13,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 241 | $72,547 | $13,500 |
| Computer Science. | 207 | $86,576 | $16,500 |
| Biology, General. | 133 | $45,572 | $19,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 132 | $59,223 | $13,750 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 109 | $52,537 | $11,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 92 | $106,856 | — |
| Human Services, General. | 90 | $57,518 | $14,480 |
| Marine Sciences. | 84 | $45,771 | $17,800 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 69 | — | $12,408 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 68 | $53,883 | $16,806 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.