The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,779 for California residents and $20,379 for out-of-state students.
Total 420 students out of total 7,713 students have enrolled online exclusively.
California State University-Monterey Bay is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.
| School Name | California State University-Monterey Bay |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA |
| Online Students | 420 Enrolled Online Exclusively 3,559 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$7,779 Out-of-State$20,379 |
| Graduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$9,303 Out-of-State$19,383 |
| Student to Faculty | 24:1 (4.17%) |
| Online Degree Programs | |
| Total | 1 Programs |
| Masters | 1 Programs |
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at California State University-Monterey Bay. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $7,779 and $20,379 for non-California residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $9,303 and $19,383 for out-of-state students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students.
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $7,143 | $7,218 | $7,323 | $7,437 | $7,779 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $19,023 | $19,098 | $19,203 | $19,317 | $20,379 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $8,577 | $8,652 | $8,757 | $8,871 | $9,303 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $18,081 | $18,156 | $18,261 | $18,375 | $19,383 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate (In-State) | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1 | $0 |
| Undergraduate (Out-of-State) | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $420 |
| Graduate (In-State) | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1 | $0 |
| Graduate (Out-of-State) | $396 | $396 | $396 | $396 | $420 |
California State University-Monterey Bay offers 45 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors | Masters | Doctorate | Post-Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 1 | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 32 | 11 | NOT OFFERED | 2 |
At California State University-Monterey Bay, there are 7,713 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,979 students were attending classes through distance learning (420 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,559 are enrolled in some online courses).
| Total Enrollment | 7,713 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 420 | |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 3,559 | |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,734 |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 420 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 417 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 420 | |
|---|---|---|
| California Resident | 417 | |
| Other State In U.S. | 2 | |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 420 | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 315 | |
| Graduate | 105 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 315 | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 312 | |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 3 |