COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 409698PUBLIC

SEASIDE, CA

California State University-Monterey Bay

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$13,663Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate61.1%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$62,324working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$12,750completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$62,324
Median earnings 5 years after completion$58,786

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,970
$30,001–48,000$9,981
$48,001–75,000$12,440
$75,001–110,000$16,281
$110,001+$22,818

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion61.1%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention79.5%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients43.2%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share28.5%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid31.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort1,505federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates6,819IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate97.4%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$12,750

1,804 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

Compare the cohort, the cost, and the fit.

Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.