The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

California State University-Monterey Bay

Cal State Monterey Bay provides over 8,000 students an extraordinary opportunity to learn on a residential campus just one mile from the shores of the beautiful Monterey Bay. Our diverse student body receives personal attention in small classes while pursuing degrees in 24 undergraduate and 8 graduate majors. Founded in 1994 on the former site of Fort Ord by educators and community leaders, Cal State Monterey Bay faculty and staff build on that legacy as we explore innovative ways to meet the needs of a new generation of students while simultaneously powering the Monterey County economy. While we serve students from the entire state of California, 40 percent of our undergraduates come from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. We pride ourselves on making higher education accessible to traditionally underserved and low-income populations. Seventy-two percent of our students receive some form of financial aid. Fifty-one percent of our students are among the first generation of their family to go to college. And with 52 percent of our students living on campus, we are one of the most residential universities in the CSU.

Fall 2017 First-time Full-time Cohort

6-year outcomes for undergraduate bachelor’s-seeking students as of 2023

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First-Time Full-Time

First-Time Full-Time Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 922

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63%
10%
3%
8%
16%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
60%
8%
9%
9%
14%
WITHIN 5 YEARS
40%
5%
31%
13%
11%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at California State University-Monterey Bay in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from California State University-Monterey Bay are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at California State University-Monterey Bay and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at California State University-Monterey Bay are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at California State University-Monterey Bay and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

California State University-Monterey Bay | Bachelor's Seeking Model - First-Time Full-Time

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
 
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
WITHIN 5 YEARS
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from California State University-Monterey Bay 0% 0% 2% 40% 60% 63%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from California State University-Monterey Bay 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from California State University-Monterey Bay 0% 0% 2% 40% 60% 63%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 0% 0% 2% 6% 7%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 0% 1% 2% 3% 2% 3%
= Total Graduated from another institution 0% 1% 2% 5% 8% 10%
Enrolled at California State University-Monterey Bay 98% 83% 72% 31% 9% 3%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 2% 5% 6% 4% 4%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 10% 13% 7% 5% 4%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 0% 12% 18% 13% 9% 8%
Current Status Unknown 2% 4% 6% 11% 14% 16%
Full-Time Transfer

Full-Time Transfer Students Starting Fall 2017

Number of students: 771

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84%
7%
1%
2%
6%
WITHIN 6 YEARS
82%
5%
2%
3%
8%
WITHIN 4 YEARS
52%
2%
36%
6%
4%
WITHIN 2 YEARS
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Graduated: Reporting institution
Transferred & Graduated: Other Institution
Enrolled: Reporting institution
Transferred & Enrolled: Other Institution
Current Status Unknown

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at California State University-Monterey Bay in the Fall of 2017. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

  • Students who started at and graduated from California State University-Monterey Bay are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)
  • Students who started at California State University-Monterey Bay and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()
  • Students who started at and are still enrolled at California State University-Monterey Bay are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().
  • Students who started at California State University-Monterey Bay and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().
  • Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

California State University-Monterey Bay | Bachelor's Seeking Model - Full-Time Transfer

OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT STARTING AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTEREY BAY IN FALL 2017 BY SUMMER 2023
 
2017-18
WITHIN 2 YEARS
2018-19
 
2019-20
WITHIN 4 YEARS
2020-21
 
2021-22
WITHIN 6 YEARS
2022-23
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Bachelor's degree from California State University-Monterey Bay 4% 52% 78% 82% 83% 84%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from California State University-Monterey Bay 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
= Total Graduated from California State University-Monterey Bay 4% 52% 78% 82% 83% 84%
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Bachelor's degree from another institution 0% 1% 3% 3% 4% 4%
+ Associate and/or Certificate degree from another institution 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2%
= Total Graduated from another institution 2% 2% 4% 5% 6% 7%
Enrolled at California State University-Monterey Bay 88% 36% 6% 2% 2% 1%
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Enrolled at another 4-year institution 0% 4% 1% 1% 2% 1%
+ Enrolled at another 2-year institution 0% 3% 3% 2% 0% 1%
= Total Transferred and enrolled
at another institution		 1% 6% 4% 3% 2% 2%
Current Status Unknown 5% 4% 8% 8% 7% 6%