Paying for CSUMB

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $7,437 for California residents and $19,317 for out-of-state students for prospective students at CSUMB. The tuition & fees is increased by 0.59% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for out-of-state students.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $19,313 when a student lives on campus and $22,644 when a student lives off campus at California State University-Monterey Bay.
  • Undergraduate Tuition: $19,317 ($7,437 California residents)
  • Graduate Tuition: $18,375 ($8,871 California residents)

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Cost of Attendance (COA)

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & required fees is $7,437 for California residents and $19,317 for out-of-state students for prospective students at CSUMB. The tuition & fees is increased by 0.59% compared to last year. The graduate school tuition & fees is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for out-of-state students.
67 out of total 6,248 undergraduate students (1%) received financial aid(grants or scholarship) and the average amount of the aid is $8,546.
The living costs including room, board, and other expenses is $19,313 when a student lives on campus and $22,644 when a student lives off campus at California State University-Monterey Bay. The total cost of attendance (COA) is $39,782 before receiving financial aid and the net price with financial aid is $31,236.
California State University-Monterey Bay 2023 Cost of Attendance
Tuition & Fees$7,437 (California Residents)
$19,317 (out-of-state)
Living Costs$19,313 (On-campus)
$22,644 (Off-campus)
Cost of attendance
Living on Campus$27,788 (California Residents)
$39,668 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$31,119 (California Residents)
$42,999 Out-of-State
Average Financial Amount$8,546
Net Price after Aid
Living on Campus$19,242 (California Residents)
$31,122 Out-of-State
Living off Campus$22,573 (California Residents)
$34,453 Out-of-State

CSUMB 2023 Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition & fees of California State University-Monterey Bay is $7,437 for California residents and $19,317 for other students for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.55% compared to previous academic year.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees is $8,871 for California residents and $18,375 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.58% compared to previous academic year at CSUMB.
2022-2023 Tuition & fees at California State University-Monterey Bay
UndergraduateGraduate
California residentsOut of StateCalifornia residentsOut of State
2018-2019$7,143$19,023$8,577$18,081
2019-2020$7,143$19,023$8,577$18,081
2020-2021$7,143$19,023$8,577$18,081
2021-2022$7,218$19,098$8,652$18,156
2022-2023$7,323$19,203$8,757$18,261
2023-2024$7,437$19,317$8,871$18,375

CSUMB 2023 Living Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, the living cost is $21,122 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at California State University-Monterey Bay. On-campus living costs are increased by 43.83% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living cost is $22,644. Off-campus living costs are increased by 23.13% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Costs at California State University-Monterey Bay
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$12,396$2,109$13,292$2,988
2019-2020$13,711$2,070$15,040$2,958
2020-2021$10,895$2,771$16,580$4,213
2021-2022$10,895$2,533$15,167$3,223
2022-2023$16,262$3,051$17,784$4,860
2023-2024$16,413$4,005$20,923$6,931

CSUMB 2023 Tuition per Credit Hour

For the academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour at California State University-Monterey Bay is $0 for California residents and $396 for other students for undergraduate programs. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
The graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $396 for other students at California State University-Monterey Bay. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Tuition per Credit Hour California State University-Monterey Bay
UndergraduateGraduate
California residentsOut of StateCalifornia residentsOut of State
2018-2019-$396-$396
2019-2020-$396-$396
2020-2021-$396-$396
2021-2022-$396-$396
2022-2023-$396-$396
2023-2024-$398-$398

CSUMB 2023 Book & Supply Costs

For the academic year 2022-2023, The average books & supplies cost at California State University-Monterey Bay is $1,152. The book & supply costs are increased by 40.15% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Costs for Books & Supplies California State University-Monterey Bay
Books & Supplies Costs
2018-2019$1,916
2019-2020$1,854
2020-2021$3,372
2021-2022$822
2022-2023$1,152
2023-2024$864

CSUMB Alternative Tuition Plans

California State University-Monterey Bay offers alternative tuition plans including Tuition payment plan.
Alternative Tuition Plans offered by California State University-Monterey Bay
Tuition guaranteed plan
Prepaid tuition plan
Tuition payment plan
Other alternative tuition plan

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