California State University - Monterey Bay Business Programs

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.

California State University - Monterey Bay Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUMB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#154	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUMB has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#30	Highest Paid General Hospitality Administration/Management Graduates	College Factual
#39	Highest Paid Hospitality Management Graduates	College Factual

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:	www.csumb.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/CSUMB
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csumb

How Do I Get Into CSUMB?

You can apply to CSUMB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUMB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUMB?

With an acceptance rate of 86%, CSUMB is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to CSUMB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 480 and 570.

CSUMB received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 17 and 23.

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 45% of students took out student loans averaging $5,070 a year. That adds up to $20,280 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUMB is 2.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at California State University - Monterey Bay

In 2019-2020, 7,379 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUMB has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUMB Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Monterey Bay was $7,147 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $19,027. The following table shows how CSUMB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#34	#166
General Business Administration and Management	#52	#286

Online Growth Rankings of CSUMB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Monterey Bay was 435.3%. This is the #156 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUMB regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSUMB ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSUMB.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business Administration and Management	#43
Business Administration & Management	#61

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Monterey Bay Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	242	150	392
General Hospitality Administration/Management	14	0	14
TOTAL	256	150	406

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.