After California State University-Monterey Bay: graduation, pay and debt
Seaside, California · Public · 6,819 undergrads
63% of California State University-Monterey Bay students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,891 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
63%
finish within six years.
40%
finish in four years.
80%
of first-years come back for year two.
$11k
median federal debt at graduation.
66%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
40%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
63%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
80%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
59%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
65%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
922
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
62%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,057
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
6.5%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$54,098
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,891
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$11,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
66%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers