Campus Facts at a Glance

Cal State Monterey Bay provides more than 5,500 students an extraordinary opportunity to learn on a residential campus just one mile from the shores of the beautiful Monterey Bay. Our diverse student body receives personal attention in small classes while pursuing degrees in 23 undergraduate and eight graduate majors.

Founded in 1995 on the former site of Fort Ord by educators and community leaders, Cal State Monterey Bay faculty and staff build on that legacy as we explore innovative ways to meet the needs of a new generation of students while simultaneously powering the Monterey County economy.

We serve students from the entire state of California, but 35 percent of our undergraduate students come from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. We pride ourselves on making higher education accessible to traditionally underserved and low-income populations. Seventy-two percent of our students receive some form of financial aid. Fifty-two percent of our students are among the first generation of their family to go to college. And with 52 percent of our students living on campus, we are one of the most residential universities in the CSU. 

Other facts at a glance

We offer

• 23 undergraduate degrees
• 8 graduate degrees
• teaching credentials

Three biggest majors

Business
Psychology
Biology

Student Demographics

Total enrollment: 5,609

Gender

Female: 63%
Male: 37%

Ethnicity

White: 42%
Latino: 33%
Asian American: 5%
African American: 6%
Pacific Islander: 1%
Native American: 1%
Two or more: 7%
Other/decline to state: 6%

External Support to the University 2011/2012 fiscal year:

$5.1M University Development
23.5M University Sponsored Programs

$28.6M Total External Support

Looking for more facts and figures?

Get clear, accessible, and comparable information on the undergraduate student experience by visiting the College Portrait website.

Public Good
CSUMB makes important societal contributions to California, and makes this data available to demonstrate our accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

You can find in-depth data about Cal State Monterey Bay on the Institutional Assessment & Research website and CSU Analytic Studies website.

More to learn

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All figures are drawn from Fall 2012 statistics.