Side-by-Side Comparison of California State University-Monterey Bay

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	California State University-Bakersfield	California State University-San Bernardino	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	Sonoma State University	Western Colorado University	California State University-Monterey Bay
Overview
Location	Bakersfield, California	San Bernardino, California	Arcata, California	Rohnert Park, California	Gunnison, Colorado	Seaside, California
Campus setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote	Suburb: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	75.0%	78.0%	74.0%	83.0%	74.0%	81.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	85.2%	91.0%	91.5%	93.7%	90.9%	92.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $50	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70
SAT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1040 - 1230	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21 - 26	N/A
Students submitting SAT score					37.0%
Students submitting ACT score					11.0%
Total number of applicants	12,334	13,057	7,013	10,598	3,243	10,026
Total number of admissions given out	10,510	11,878	6,414	9,934	2,947	9,305
Admitted students who chose to enroll	1,165	2,001	629	822	456	779
Yield rate	11.1%	16.8%	9.8%	8.3%	15.5%	8.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Required	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	Not required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $28,783 Out of state: $40,663	In state: $28,409 Out of state: $40,289	In state: $25,668 Out of state: $37,548	In state: $29,478 Out of state: $41,358	In state: $26,956 Out of state: $38,740	In state: $26,430 Out of state: $38,310
Average net price	$7,368	$3,254	$13,904	$7,055	$17,490	$6,085
Tuition	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $6,816 Out of state: $18,600	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $9,000 Meal plan: $4,200	Room/dormitory: $7,644 Meal plan: $3,000	Room/dormitory: $6,638 Meal plan: $5,600	Room/dormitory: $7,798 Meal plan: $5,878	Room/dormitory: $5,200 Meal plan: $4,790	Room/dormitory: $9,642 Meal plan: $4,558
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	88.0% Average amount $10,725	87.0% Average amount $10,157	75.0% Average amount $9,716	68.0% Average amount $8,547	87.0% Average amount $8,085	69.0% Average amount $9,097
Students receiving federal student loan	16.0% Average amount $4,511	12.0% Average amount $4,553	36.0% Average amount $4,831	21.0% Average amount $4,719	56.0% Average amount $4,669	25.0% Average amount $3,379
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $5,495	1.0% Average amount $8,949	1.0% Average amount $12,255	0.0% Average amount $18,070	7.0% Average amount $12,501	2.0% Average amount $11,953
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	9,367 Men 34.7% Women 65.3%	16,858 Men 37.6% Women 62.4%	5,354 Men 41.6% Women 58.4%	6,587 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	3,241 Men 51.4% Women 48.6%	6,692 Men 38.1% Women 61.9%
Graduate students	1,605 Men 25.1% Women 74.9%	2,656 Men 32.9% Women 67.1%	554 Men 30.0% Women 70.0%	784 Men 31.1% Women 68.9%	448 Men 31.2% Women 68.8%	811 Men 29.8% Women 70.2%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	1.9%	0.6%	7.0%	2.6%	34.9%	2.4%
International students	3.7%	5.4%	1.3%	2.9%	0.3%	4.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	City: Midsize	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	Town: Remote	Suburb: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	500	1,482	2,069	3,389	1,241	3,565
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Arizona Colorado Washington Florida	California Arizona Hawaii Minnesota	California Oregon Washington Colorado Hawaii	California Washington Colorado Arizona Utah	Colorado Texas California Alaska Illinois	California Colorado Hawaii Arizona Illinois
Academics
Popular study areas	Education Public Administration and Social Service Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Communication and Journalism Business	Public Administration and Social Service Liberal Arts Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Education	Natural Resources and Conservation Psychology Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Liberal Arts Social Sciences	Social Sciences Liberal Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Health Professions Business	Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Natural Resources and Conservation Business Social Sciences	Business Psychology Liberal Arts Computer and Information Science Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	21:1	25:1	16:1	20:1	18:1	23:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Higher Learning Commission	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Outcome
Graduation rate	47.6%	57.0%	47.5%	59.9%	47.6%	60.2%
Dropout rate	43.9%	36.1%	42.0%	30.5%	32.8%	30.1%
Transferred out	1.8%	1.2%	7.8%	8.0%	17.2%	7.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $81,247 Year 2: $80,521 Year 3: $85,224 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,530 Year 2: $71,015 Year 3: $79,366 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $66,597 Year 2: $67,995 Year 3: $72,066 Engineering Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $59,382 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $64,423 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $57,342 Year 2: $58,943 Year 3: $64,084 Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,673 Year 3: $63,823 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,608 Year 3: $62,781 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $60,695 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $54,359 Year 3: $60,583 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $60,474	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $79,025 Year 2: $88,739 Year 3: $91,007 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $91,100 Year 2: $86,356 Year 3: $89,781 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,052 Year 2: $72,214 Year 3: $79,205 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $63,968 Year 2: $65,066 Year 3: $71,975 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $67,962 Year 2: $64,358 Year 3: $68,388 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,267 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: $66,764 Public Administration (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,496 Year 2: $52,524 Year 3: $66,429 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,356 Year 2: $56,867 Year 3: $64,336 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,681 Year 2: $58,503 Year 3: $63,478 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,337 Year 2: $46,966 Year 3: $58,366	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,497 Year 2: $53,775 Year 3: $69,150 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,856 Year 2: $48,265 Year 3: $60,145 Psychology, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $58,243 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $52,405 Year 2: $53,045 Year 3: $57,583 Forestry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,805 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $46,240 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,362 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $45,717 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,892 Year 2: $28,236 Year 3: $42,797 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,215 Year 2: $36,294 Year 3: $41,528 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,882 Year 2: $25,967 Year 3: $39,496 Sociology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,867 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $37,639	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $110,859 Year 2: $110,432 Year 3: $118,191 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $129,308 Year 2: $115,339 Year 3: $116,301 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,348 Year 2: $77,715 Year 3: $96,409 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $90,911 Year 2: $83,768 Year 3: $88,425 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,796 Year 2: $59,576 Year 3: $66,139 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,814 Year 2: $55,512 Year 3: $65,608 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $48,133 Year 2: $54,320 Year 3: $59,449 Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,635 Year 2: $51,750 Year 3: $52,481 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,504 Year 2: $39,009 Year 3: $47,193 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,432 Year 2: $37,424 Year 3: $46,935	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $50,432 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $29,076 Year 2: $40,365 Year 3: $45,493 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $42,272 Year 2: $40,488 Year 3: $43,479 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,324 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $39,884 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,326 Year 2: $28,405 Year 3: $39,040 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,244 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $37,581 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,798 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $36,678 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $35,898 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,963 Year 2: $27,947 Year 3: $35,691 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $23,793 Year 2: $27,874 Year 3: $34,114	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $109,260 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $110,683 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $80,700 Year 2: $79,389 Year 3: $83,389 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $69,186 Year 2: $71,957 Year 3: $75,206 Education, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,031 Year 2: $63,005 Year 3: $68,691 Social Work (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $61,187 Year 2: $55,964 Year 3: $65,124 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,008 Year 2: $60,049 Year 3: $63,971 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,999 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $52,338 Human Services, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,158 Year 2: $36,533 Year 3: $43,406 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,259 Year 2: $32,467 Year 3: $40,471 Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,318 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $40,347

Side-by-Side Comparison of California State University-Monterey Bay

California State University-Bakersfield

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