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Acceptance Rate 92.39%
Yield 7.79%
Applicants 12,568
Admitted 11,611
Enrolled 904

CSUMB Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 92.39% at California State University-Monterey Bay. Total 12,568 students applied and 11,611 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CSUMB.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://csumb.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate92.39%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 92.39%. A total of 12,568 students (5,086 men and 7,482 women) have applied to and 11,611 (4,633 men and 6,978 women) students admitted to California State University-Monterey Bay.
Among them, 362 male and 542 female students have enrolled into CSUMB and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 7.79%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSUMB
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants12,5685,0867,48200
Admitted11,6114,6336,97800
Enrolled90436254200
Acceptance Rate 92.39% 91.09% 93.26% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 7.79% 7.81% 7.77% - -
[Chart] California State University-Monterey Bay Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Monterey Bay, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for CSUMB
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CSUMB

The calendar system at California State University-Monterey Bay is Semester. California State University-Monterey Bay accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Monterey Bay accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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