California State University-Monterey Bay

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Monterey Bay students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State University-Monterey Bay students is 60.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 62.7%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 54.9%.

60.2%

asian 70.0% 35 students
African American 46.2% 43 students
white 62.1% 172 students
unknown 59.5% 25 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 59.9% 273 students
International Students 58.3% 21 students
Mixed Race 64.4% 58 students

Drop Out

California State University-Monterey Bay has an overall drop-out rate of 30.1% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 36.4% and 27.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

30.1%

asian 24.0% 12 students
African American 45.2% 42 students
white 27.8% 77 students
unknown 31.0% 13 students
hispanic 30.3% 138 students
International Students 30.6% 11 students
Mixed Race 25.6% 23 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Monterey Bay at a rate of 7.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 7.5%, and male students' 6.9%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

7.3%

asian 4.0% 2 students
African American 3.2% 3 students
white 9.4% 26 students
unknown 7.1% 3 students
hispanic 6.8% 31 students
International Students 11.1% 4 students
Mixed Race 7.8% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.4%

African American 5.4% 5 students
white 0.7% 2 students
hispanic 3.1% 14 students
Mixed Race 2.2% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$109,260	$76,460	$110,683
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$55,008	$60,049	$63,971
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,999	$46,087	$52,338
Human Services, General	$35,158	$36,533	$43,406
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,259	$32,467	$40,471
Mathematics	$37,318	$33,993	$40,347
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$28,908	$32,569	$39,301
Social Sciences, General	$31,594	$34,603	$39,135
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,320	$27,822	$38,932
Design and Applied Arts	$24,612	$40,368	$38,201
Marine Sciences	$27,607	$29,995	$36,217
Psychology, General	$28,861	$28,895	$35,641
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$21,242	$26,739	$35,167
Fine and Studio Arts	$26,319	$23,649	$34,722
Biology, General	$31,700	$28,236	$31,731
Hospitality Administration/Management	$44,151	NA	NA
International/Global Studies	$29,340	NA	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$24,615	NA
Computer Science	$59,412	$61,516	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$80,700	$79,389	$83,389
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$69,186	$71,957	$75,206
Education, General	$58,031	$63,005	$68,691
Social Work	$61,187	$55,964	$65,124
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$38,346	NA	NA

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