About
The California State University is a public university system in California, and the largest public university system in the United States. It consists of 22 campuses and seven off-campus centers, which together enroll 461,612 students and employ 63,375 faculty and staff members. In California, it is one of the three public higher education systems, along with the University of California and the California Community Colleges systems. The CSU system is officially incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University, and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 75.0%
- No Data2 · 25.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 1
- Jun 2019Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 252 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $4.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 241 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CSUM
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 8
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CSUM vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CSUM selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia State University Maritime Academy | 60% | — | 837 | $17,555 | Baccalaureate |
Bluefield State University | 30% | 97.2% | 1,141 | $12,529 | Baccalaureate |
Dickinson State University | 48% | 37.0% | 1,410 | $15,270 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Polytechnic University | 55% | 57.5% | 1,769 | $9,899 | Baccalaureate |
Glenville State University | 35% | 69.5% | 1,765 | $16,358 | Baccalaureate |
Harris-Stowe State University | 28% | — | 1,002 | $13,459 | Baccalaureate |
Kentucky State University | 35% | 96.1% | 2,020 | $8,900 | Baccalaureate |
Lake Superior State University | 50% | 68.0% | 1,567 | $14,368 | Baccalaureate |
Lincoln University | 20% | — | 2,054 | $12,484 | Baccalaureate |
Maine Maritime Academy | 59% | 54.1% | 971 | $21,185 | Baccalaureate |
Mayville State University | 40% | 71.2% | 1,134 | $14,454 | Baccalaureate |
Miami University-Middletown | 30% | — | 1,190 | $13,824 | Baccalaureate |
Montana State University-Northern | 30% | 100.0% | 966 | $14,164 | Baccalaureate |
Ohio State University-Lima Campus | 14% | — | 723 | $12,458 | Baccalaureate |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University | 20% | 68.3% | 1,021 | $7,557 | Baccalaureate |
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 52% | 84.0% | 1,988 | $17,980 | Baccalaureate |
The University of Montana-Western | 54% | 99.8% | 1,358 | $16,669 | Baccalaureate |
The University of Tennessee Southern | 35% | 86.7% | 1,046 | $15,133 | Baccalaureate |
University of Maine at Farmington | 52% | 96.7% | 2,100 | $14,873 | Baccalaureate |
University of Maine at Fort Kent | 34% | 97.9% | 1,562 | $10,865 | Baccalaureate |
University of Maine at Presque Isle | 24% | 99.9% | 2,873 | $10,028 | Baccalaureate |
University of Minnesota-Crookston | 50% | 87.9% | 2,612 | $10,874 | Baccalaureate |
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford | 51% | 88.5% | 1,009 | $16,630 | Baccalaureate |
University of South Carolina Beaufort | 34% | 72.5% | 2,208 | $15,309 | Baccalaureate |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex | — | 100.0% | 551 | — | Baccalaureate |
Valley City State University | 53% | 99.1% | 1,806 | $13,613 | Baccalaureate |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology | 33% | 36.7% | 1,278 | $9,957 | Baccalaureate |
Wright State University-Lake Campus | 35% | 99.8% | 1,356 | $12,603 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 35% | 87.9% | 1,357 | $13,824 |
CSUM Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The homepage of Cal Poly Maritime Academy highlights its unique position as the only degree-granting maritime academy on the West Coast, emphasizing its hands-on learning and leadership development. It provides quick links for applying, exploring academic programs, and learning about student life, internships, and the Corps of Cadets. Contact information for the Solano Campus in Vallejo, CA is listed.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of CSUM (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Daniel W. Dwyer
- Ryan T. Holte
- Kate McCue
- Jamila Reinhardt
- Dennis Riddell
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