- The Inkwell
- California
- California State University-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CACity: largeZIP 93311Founded 1965
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1965
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.csub.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
CaliforniaPublic
California State University-Bakersfield
California State University-Bakersfield is a public university in Bakersfield, California, with 8,577 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $4,001 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention79%
4-year graduation28%
Pell Grant share65%
Federal loans22%
$4,001net price / year
94%admission rate
—average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$62,381median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,246median debt
#668 of 1,704 for earnings#28 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,117 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,321 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
- $18,458tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,496
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,816
- Average net price
- $4,001national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$2,097
$30,001–48,000$2,371
$48,001–75,000$3,304
$75,001–110,000$7,017
$110,001+$14,673
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college79%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college65%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 28%
- First-year retention
- 79%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,656
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,381middle 50%: $38,461–$87,103
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,246
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,103
Median, California State University-Bakersfield$62,381
Lower quarter$38,461
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
- 8,577
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 23.2
- First-generation students
- 58%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 65%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,613 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,900
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,735,229
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White12%
Hispanic70%
Black4.2%
Asian6.5%
Two or more races2.2%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.7%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology15%
Business & management14%
Liberal arts & humanities14%
Social sciences7.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting6.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.0%
Education5.6%
Health professions5.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110486. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1026902.