California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, CA · Public · Midsize city · CSUMA · California State University Maritime Academy
Public institution in Vallejo, CA · 761 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $94,784 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $17,555865th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,672334th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,552834th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,138814th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9651,239th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $94,78447th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $84,67645th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.8%533rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.9%921st highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 98.7%1,524th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7611,524th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 10.0:1436th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.7%1,286th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 32 mi (SFO)
On 4 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $107,758 | $66,171 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, OtherEngineering Technology | bachelors | $104,192 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $85,206 | $78,971 |
| Marine TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $79,284 | $94,408 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $57,318 | $52,107 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciences | bachelors | $48,231 | $47,394 |
| International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 8 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $124,759 (M $74,384 · W $50,375 · Coed $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitecsum.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 111188)
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- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
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