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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?

2,224 Undergraduate Awards
$25,315 Avg Cost After Aid
78% 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.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 49% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, CSUB bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,800 a year. That's about 17% more than their peers at other schools.

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California State University - Bakersfield Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUB.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#26 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#26 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#97 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#139 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUB has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#16 Highest Paid Natural Resources & Conservation Graduates College Factual
#48 Highest Paid Education Graduates College Factual
#75 Best General Education Schools College Factual
#75 Best General Education Schools College Factual
#151 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#265 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csubakersfield
Twitter: https://twitter.com/csubakersfield

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 required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUB?

78% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at California State University - Bakersfield is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford California State University - Bakersfield?

$25,315 Net Price
24% Take Out Loans
5.3% Loan Default Rate
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 24% of students took out student loans averaging $4,825 a year. That adds up to $19,300 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUB is 5.3%. 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.

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.

Online Learning at California State University - Bakersfield

10,742 Took All Classes Online
11,718 Took At Least One Class Online
460.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 11,718 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUB has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 70th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUB

The following table shows how CSUB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Education #27 #53
Education #63 #160

Online Growth Rankings of CSUB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Bakersfield was 460.1%. This is the #173 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUB regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 373 51 0 424
Liberal Arts General Studies 265 0 0 265
General Psychology 234 0 0 234
Criminal Justice & Corrections 159 0 0 159
General Education 0 151 0 151
Nursing 102 19 0 121
Health & Physical Education 117 0 0 117
Teacher Education Grade Specific 114 0 0 114
Sociology 110 0 0 110
Communication & Media Studies 98 0 0 98
General Biology 76 4 0 80
General English Literature 61 12 0 73
Social Work 0 70 0 70
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 69 0 0 69
Computer Science 61 0 0 61
Public Administration 8 38 0 46
History 37 4 0 41
Student Counseling 0 36 0 36
Fine & Studio Arts 35 0 0 35
Geological & Earth Sciences 25 9 0 34
Engineering Science 33 0 0 33
Political Science & Government 29 0 0 29
Electrical Engineering 26 0 0 26
Romance Languages 23 3 0 26
Economics 24 0 0 24
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 22 1 0 23
Mathematics 22 0 0 22
Agricultural Economics & Business 20 0 0 20
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 19 0 19
Computer Engineering 14 0 0 14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 13 0 0 13
Natural Resource Management 11 0 0 11
Chemistry 9 0 0 9
Educational Administration 0 0 7 7
Philosophy 7 0 0 7
Music 7 0 0 7
Religious Studies 5 0 0 5
Physics 5 0 0 5
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 4 0 4
Anthropology 4 0 0 4
Drama & Theater Arts 4 0 0 4
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 1 0 1
Natural Sciences 1 0 0 1
International Relations & National Security 1 0 0 1
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,224 422 7 2,653

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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