Does California State University-Monterey Bay require the SAT? No, it's test blind
California State University-Monterey Bay is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 97% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Monterey Bay doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 97% admit rate, California State University-Monterey Bay is a Likely for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Monterey Bay by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 97%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · California State University-Monterey Bay admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024; admit rate from it or IPEDS
California State University-Monterey Bay admit rate over 10 years
Applications held near 14,933, and California State University-Monterey Bay's admit rate went from 49% to 97%.
- 49%
- 97%
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| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,933 | 14,545 | 97% |
| 2023 | 11,769 | 11,160 | 95% |
| 2022 | 12,568 | 11,611 | 92% |
| 2021 | 10,026 | 9,305 | 93% |
| 2020 | 11,461 | 9,813 | 86% |
| 2019 | 12,327 | 9,280 | 75% |
| 2018 | 12,423 | 7,270 | 59% |
| 2017 | 13,112 | 6,976 | 53% |
| 2016 | 16,258 | 5,729 | 35% |
| 2015 | 15,561 | 7,576 | 49% |
In fall 2024, 1,419 of the 14,545 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
California State University-Monterey Bay cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $13,663
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 59%
- Median earnings
- $59,247
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 7,616
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like California State University-Monterey Bay
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- California State University-East BayHayward, CA · 97% admittedTest blind
- California State University-StanislausTurlock, CA · 98% admittedTest blind
- California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, CA · 98% admittedTest blind
- San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA · 96% admittedTest blind
- California State University-FresnoFresno, CA · 95% admittedTest blind
- California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 95% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- California State University-Monterey Bay admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- California State University-Monterey Bay website
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