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California State University - Bakersfield Overview

California State University - Bakersfield is a public institution located in Bakersfield, California. The location of CSUB is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is California State University - Bakersfield Known For?

2,215 Undergraduate Awards
$25,315 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CSUB.
  • In a recent academic period53% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from CSUB with a bachelor's degree make about $59,009 a year. That's 45% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is California State University - Bakersfield?

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Contact details for CSUB are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Phone: 661-654-2782
Website: www.csub.edu

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How Do I Get Into CSUB?

You can apply to CSUB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUB

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUB?

87% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
CSUB has the high acceptance rate of 87%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 88%.

Can I Afford California State University - Bakersfield?

$25,315 Net Price
22% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of CSUB is $25,315. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSUB, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,006 a year. That adds up to $20,024 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Bakersfield Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,432 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9,979 undergraduate students at CSUB, with 8,432 being full-time and 1,547 being part-time.

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There are also 1,766 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,432 full-time undergraduates at CSUB, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Bakersfield students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 539
Black or African American 337
Hispanic or Latino 5,330
White 1,130
International Students 364
Other Races/Ethnicities 732

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Bakersfield. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

California State University - Bakersfield Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 362 70 0 432
Liberal Arts General Studies 317 0 0 317
General Psychology 277 0 0 277
Criminal Justice & Corrections 168 0 0 168
Sociology 134 0 0 134
Teacher Education Grade Specific 131 0 0 131
General Education 0 111 0 111
Communication & Media Studies 102 0 0 102
Nursing 87 15 0 102
Health & Physical Education 80 7 0 87
General English Literature 62 8 0 70
Social Work 0 69 0 69
Computer Science 65 0 0 65
General Biology 55 5 0 60
History 57 1 0 58
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 41 0 0 41
Fine & Studio Arts 35 0 0 35
Public Administration 4 30 0 34
Student Counseling 0 33 0 33
Romance Languages 25 6 0 31
Agricultural Economics & Business 23 0 0 23
Political Science & Government 22 0 0 22
Electrical Engineering 21 0 0 21
Mathematics 21 0 0 21
Geological & Earth Sciences 14 5 0 19
Engineering Science 18 0 0 18
Economics 18 0 0 18
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 17 0 17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 16 0 16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 11 0 0 11
Computer Engineering 11 0 0 11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 8 0 0 8
Philosophy 8 0 0 8
Religious Studies 8 0 0 8
Anthropology 7 0 0 7
Special Education 0 6 0 6
Natural Resource Management 6 0 0 6
Music 4 0 0 4
Educational Administration 0 0 3 3
Natural Sciences 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 3 0 0 3
General Engineering 2 0 0 2
Physics 2 0 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 2 0 0 2
Public Health 1 0 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,215 399 3 2,617

References

*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.

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