California State University Maritime Academy Data & Information Overview

Want the scoop on California State University Maritime Academy? We've put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors Cal Maritime offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is California State University Maritime Academy Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

California State University Maritime Academy was awarded 21 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mechanical engineering.

Overall Quality

Cal Maritime is ranked #407 out of 1,715 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2021 Best Colleges list.

Cal Maritime is also ranked #41 out of 116 schools in California.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Cal Maritime?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at California State University Maritime Academy is a competitive 66%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

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California State University Maritime Academy Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At California State University Maritime Academy, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at California State University Maritime Academy is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at California State University Maritime Academy

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California State University Maritime Academy enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Cal Maritime the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 42%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

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Below Average Overall Diversity at Cal Maritime

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,017 undergraduates at Cal Maritime with 975 being full-time and 42 being part-time.

Cal Maritime Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

The overall diversity score for Cal Maritime is 39.68 out of 100. This is below average when compared to other schools in the United States.

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How Much Does California State University Maritime Academy Cost?

The overall average net price of Cal Maritime is $22,070. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Cal Maritime

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$14,182	$16,797	$21,542	$22,645	$27,208

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cal Maritime, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cal Maritime, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $7,042 a year. That adds up to $28,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal Maritime is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Cal Maritime Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Cal Maritime make about $82,900 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for Cal Maritime students since it is 108% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at California State University Maritime Academy make the most money.

Location of California State University Maritime Academy

Located in Vallejo, California, California State University Maritime Academy is a public institution. Vallejo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for Cal Maritime are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	200 Maritime Academy Dr, Vallejo, CA 94590-8181
Phone:	707-654-1000
Website:	https://www.csum.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/californiamaritimeacademy
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/CMAAlumni

California State University Maritime Academy Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 8 majors graduated from California State University Maritime Academy. Of these students, 257 received undergraduate degrees and 17 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Marine Transportation	81	$90,700
Business Administration & Management	48	NA
Mechanical Engineering Technology	41	NA
International Studies	38	NA
Mechanical Engineering	36	$77,600
Engineering Technology (Other)	13	NA
Other Engineering	0	NA
International Relations & National Security	0	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at California State University Maritime Academy along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Cal Maritime

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 116 students took at least one online class at California State University Maritime Academy. This is an increase from the 28 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	116	20
2016-2017	28	28
2015-2016	0	0
2014-2015	0	0
2013-2014	0	0

Learn more about online learning at California State University Maritime Academy.

Related Schools

If you’re considering California State University Maritime Academy, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Oregon Institute of Technology
• SUNY Maritime College
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• University of Arizona
• University of Nevada - Reno

Curious on how these schools stack up against Cal Maritime? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Frijole under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.