- The Inkwell
- California
- California Baptist University
Riverside, CACity: largeZIP 92504Founded 1950
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1950
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Website
- www.calbaptist.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
California Baptist University
California Baptist University is a private nonprofit university in Riverside, California, with 8,179 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $24,138 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention74%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share48%
Federal loans61%
$24,138net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$67,633median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#460 of 1,704 for earnings#1,171 of 1,739 for lowest net price#680 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,006 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $54,370tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,788
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,788
- Average net price
- $24,138national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,480
$30,001–48,000$19,934
$48,001–75,000$20,015
$75,001–110,000$22,200
$110,001+$31,998
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college48%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $57,664
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $67,633middle 50%: $41,459–$97,287
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,287
Median, California Baptist University$67,633
Lower quarter$41,459
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 8,179
- Part-time
- 8.8%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 24.1
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 48%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,941 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,630
- Endowment, end of year
- $157,607,036
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White30%
Hispanic44%
Black6.9%
Asian5.9%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown5.0%
26 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Business & management15%
Psychology10%
Education7.4%
Engineering6.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.3%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.7%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110361. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1563992.