California State University, Monterey Bay College Portrait
California State University, Monterey Bay100 Campus Center Seaside, CA 93955
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- Students
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- Admissions
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- College Costs & Financial Aid
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- Classes and Campus Life
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- Student Experiences
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- Majors, Graduation and Next Steps
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- Student Success & Progress
Discover how many students who start at CSUMB finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.
- Student Learning Outcomes
Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at CSUMB.
- Public Good
CSUMB Classes & Instructors
| Classroom Environment | |
|---|---|
| Students per Faculty | 23 to 1 |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students | 59% |
| Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students | 93% |
| Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty | 124 |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female | 47% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color | 44% |
| % of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study | 91% |
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Campus-based Housing
88% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
61% of all undergraduates live on campus
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Campus Safety
Campus Safety supports the overall mission of CSUMB by providing the highest level of safety services possible. Our officers and staff are both courteous and prepared to assist students as well as make our campus a safe and secure learning environment. Police Administration personnel consist of non-sworn personnel in addition to sworn police officers such as the Chief, Lieutenant, and Patrol Sergeant or Watch Commander. Non-sworn personnel provide for administrative support, records-keeping, and property/evidence management.
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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics
The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/
- Basic Type
- Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
- Size and Setting
- Medium four-year, highly residential
- Enrollment Profile
- Very high undergraduate
- Undergraduate Profile
- Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
- Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate, arts & sciences dominant