UROC Student Engagement Statistics

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) at California State University, Monterey Bay is a cross-campus center that engages students in undergraduate research. Since 2009, UROC has worked towards promoting scholarly identity, intellectual vibrancy, and the development of social capital by facilitating mentored undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity. Learn more about how UROC has engaged CSUMB undergraduates in authentic research experiences.

Group picture of UROC students and staff at 2018 SACNAS annual conference

UROC students and staff at the 2018 SACNAS National Conference in Houston, TX

10+ Years of Exemplary and Inclusive Undergraduate Research

Creating New Knowledge

2020 UROC Scholars / McNair Scholar Cohort

2 Million+

Dollars spent on 2,092 funded research opportunities for CSUMB students. Funding from external grants and private donations including:

Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
NSF - Louis Stoke Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
HSI - STEM and Articulation Programs

1200+ Undergraduate Research Presentations

800+ student research presentations at UROC's campus-wide research events
500+ presentations at national conferences funded by UROC
60+ student delegates have represented CSUMB at the CSU Research Competition

Expanding Opportunities

82% of UROC students have been from traditionally underserved groups including:

42% Historically underrepresented minority
45% First-generation in college
44% Pell Grant recipients
41% Transfer students

900+ students participated in a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) at CSUMB in a year

28 faculty developed these CUREs through the CURE Fellows Program
New cohorts of CURE faculty fellows will continue to develop and offer course-based research experiences to thousands of students at CSUMB
Learn more about the campus-wide impact of the CURE Faculty Fellows program