Cal State Monterey Bay provides over 7,500 students an extraordinary opportunity to learn on a residential campus just one mile from the shores of the beautiful Monterey Bay. Cal State Monterey Bay diverses student body receives personal attention in small classes while pursuing degrees in 25 undergraduate and nine graduate majors.Founded in 1994 on the former site of Fort Ord by educators and community leaders, CSU 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 Cal State Monterey Bay serves students from the entire state of California, 38 percent of undergraduates come from Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties. Cal State Monterey Bay prides ourselves on making higher education accessible to traditionally underserved and low-income populations. Seventy-two percent of students receive some form of financial aid. Fifty-three percent of students are among the first generation of their family to go to college. And with 52 percent of students living on campus, Cal State Monterey Bay is one of the most residential universities in the CSU.