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California State University-Monterey Bay acceptance rate & admissions

California State University-Monterey Bay admits 97% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 11,160 of 11,769 applicants were admitted and 943 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
97%

More selective than 4% of California colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
8%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose CSUMB over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied11,769
Admitted11,160
Enrolled943

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

CSUMB admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202497%———College Scorecard
Fall 202395%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is CSUMB compared with other California colleges?

CSUMB has the 88th-lowest acceptance rate of 92 California colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
84California State University-Fresno95%57%$7,000
85Life Pacific University96%40%$20,898
86San Francisco State University96%50%$12,278
87California State University-East Bay97%48%$9,320
88California State University-Monterey Bay97%59%$13,663
89California State University-Stanislaus98%53%$6,067
90California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt98%49%$13,171
91Providence Christian College100%20%$25,163
92Reach University100%—$22,423

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All California colleges →

Who enrolls at CSUMB

First-year students who return for year two80%
First-year students from California93%
Pell Grant recipients43%
First-generation students52%
Women / men59% / 41%
International students1%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

CSUMB admissions questions

What is the CSUMB acceptance rate?

California State University-Monterey Bay accepts 97% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 11,160 of 11,769 applicants were admitted.

Does CSUMB require the SAT or ACT?

California State University-Monterey Bay does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at CSUMB?

8% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (943 of 11,160).

Is CSUMB getting harder to get into?

California State University-Monterey Bay accepted 97% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 95% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to California State University-Monterey Bay overview