How CSUMB's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 68.24%, and this year's acceptance rate is 95.00% at California State University-Monterey Bay. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.55% and women students' rate is 70.24%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Monterey Bay over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	44.40%	39.94%	46.91%
2014-15	69.36% 24.97%	65.98% 24.29%	71.20% 24.29%
2015-16	48.69% -20.68%	43.42% -19.72%	51.48% -19.72%
2016-17	35.24% -13.45%	29.75% -13.22%	38.26% -13.22%
2017-18	53.20% 17.97%	47.54% 17.99%	56.25% 17.99%
2018-19	58.52% 5.32%	54.10% 4.83%	61.08% 4.83%
2019-20	75.28% 16.76%	70.88% 16.69%	77.77% 16.69%
2020-21	85.62% 10.34%	82.30% 9.63%	87.39% 9.63%
2021-22	93.00% 7.38%	91.00% 6.61%	94.00% 6.61%
2022-23	92.39% -0.61%	91.09% -0.74%	93.26% -0.74%
2023-24	95.00% 2.62%	94.00% 1.73%	94.99% 1.73%
Average	68.24%	64.55%	70.24%

California State University-Monterey Bay Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 11.63% where the current academic year yield is 8.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Monterey Bay from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	16.17%	17.30%	15.63%
2014-15	12.81% -3.36%	13.46% -3.14%	12.49% -3.14%
2015-16	13.89% 1.07%	14.81% 0.98%	13.47% 0.98%
2016-17	14.00% 0.11%	16.07% -0.36%	13.11% -0.36%
2017-18	13.27% -0.72%	13.06% 0.26%	13.37% 0.26%
2018-19	13.76% 0.48%	14.84% -0.17%	13.20% -0.17%
2019-20	11.27% -2.48%	12.33% -2.47%	10.73% -2.47%
2020-21	8.96% -2.31%	9.38% -1.98%	8.74% -1.98%
2021-22	8.00% -0.96%	7.99% 0.26%	9.00% 0.26%
2022-23	7.79% -0.22%	7.81% -1.23%	7.77% -1.23%
2023-24	8.00% 0.21%	9.01% 0.24%	8.01% 0.24%
Average	11.63%	12.37%	11.41%

California State University-Monterey Bay Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 12,977, the average number of admitted is 8,593, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 951. The number of CSUMB applicants decreased by -6.36% (799 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Monterey Bay from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	12,562	5,577	902
2014-15	14,684 2,122	10,185 403	1,305 403
2015-16	15,561 877	7,576 -253	1,052 -253
2016-17	16,258 697	5,729 -250	802 -250
2017-18	13,112 -3,146	6,976 124	926 124
2018-19	12,423 -689	7,270 74	1,000 74
2019-20	12,327 -96	9,280 46	1,046 46
2020-21	11,461 -866	9,813 -167	879 -167
2021-22	10,026 -1,435	9,324 -133	746 -133
2022-23	12,568 2,542	11,611 158	904 158
2023-24	11,769 -799	11,181 -10	894 -10
Average	12,977	8,593	951

California State University-Monterey Bay Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CSUMB

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes