2025 Tuition & fees

The 2025 tuition & fees at CSUMB is $7,779 for California residents and $20,379 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 5.50% from last year.
The next table shows the 2025 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CSUMB.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at California State University-Monterey Bay Cost of Attendance page.
California State University-Monterey Bay 2025 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
California ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$7,143$19,023$8,577$18,081
2022$7,218$19,098$8,652$18,156
2023$7,323$19,203$8,757$18,261
2024$7,437$19,317$8,871$18,375
2025$7,779$20,379$9,303$19,383

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2025 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at California State University-Monterey Bay is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 6.06% from last year.
The 2025 graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $420 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 6.06% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2025 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at California State University-Monterey Bay.
California State University-Monterey Bay 2025 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
California ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2021$0$396$0$396
2022$0$396$0$396
2023$0$396$0$396
2024-$1$396-$1$396
2025$0$420$0$420

Online Student Population

There are 7,713 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUMB. Of that, 420 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 3,559 students have joined to some online courses and 3,734 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2023-2024.
Online Student Population at California State University-Monterey Bay
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total7,7136,907806
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes420315105
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,5593,378181
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,7343,214520
Online Student Population by Student Location at California State University-Monterey Bay
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)420315105
California Residents417313104
Other State in U.S.211
Outside of U.S.110
Unknown000