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Acceptance Rate 97.40%
Yield 9.76%
Applicants 14,933
Admitted 14,545
Enrolled 1,419

CSUMB Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 97.4% at California State University-Monterey Bay. Total 14,933 students applied and 14,545 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://csumb.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate97.40%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 97.40%. A total of 14,933 students (5,823 men and 9,110 women) have applied to and 14,545 (5,654 men and 8,891 women) students admitted to California State University-Monterey Bay.
Among them, 535 male and 884 female students have enrolled into CSUMB and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.76%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSUMB
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,9335,8239,11000
Admitted14,5455,6548,89100
Enrolled1,41953588400
Acceptance Rate 97.40% 97.10% 97.60% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.76% 9.46% 9.94% - -
[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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