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CSU Monterey Bay

CSU Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001

Official telephone: (831) 582-3000
Fax number: (831) 582-3540
Website: https://csumb.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2026 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://csumb.edu/cost

EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $6,838; $19,200 out-of-state
Book fees: $854
Miscellaneous expenses: $1,510
Other expenses: Estimated expense of transportation for residents.
Combined room and board expenses: $17,448

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAMarch 2noN/A
State Aid FormN/AnoN/A

Applied for financial aid:
94% of first-year students
83% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
73% of first-year students
80% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
98% of first-year students
98% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
75% of first-year students
77% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
0% of first-year students
0% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
5% of first-year students
5% of full-time undergraduates
Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
48% for first-year students
46% for full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$13,247 for first-year students
$12,673 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$13,205 for first-year students
$13,134 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,517 for first-year students
$4,141 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,443 for first-year students
$4,053 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
4% of first-year students
2% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$1,447 for first-year students
$2,298 for full-time undergraduates

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct PLUS Loans
  • FFEL PLUS Loans
  • Federal Nursing Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
  • private scholarships/grants
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • athletic scholarships

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