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?
- 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.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards CSUB has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#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?

Contact details for CSUB are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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? |
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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?
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?
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

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.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUB has changed over the last few years.

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 |
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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.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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