California State University - East Bay Overview

Located in Hayward, California, California State University - East Bay is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Hayward makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is California State University - East Bay Known For?

• The highest award offered at Cal State East Bay is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Cal State East Bay bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $51,700 a year. That's about 27% more than their peers at other schools.

California State University - East Bay Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cal State East Bay.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Value Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Child Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#88	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#89	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#119	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#122	Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal State East Bay has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#14	Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#30	Best Human Development & Family Studies Schools	College Factual
#38	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	College Factual
#90	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#198	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#230	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual

Where Is California State University - East Bay?

Contact details for Cal State East Bay are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542
Phone:	510-885-3000

How Do I Get Into Cal State East Bay?

You can apply to Cal State East Bay online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal State East Bay

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 Cal State East Bay?

The acceptance rate at California State University - East Bay is 73%. 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 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford California State University - East Bay?

The overall average net price of Cal State East Bay is $29,560. 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 Cal State East Bay, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,606 a year. That adds up to $22,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is 5.2%. 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 - East Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,141 undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay, with 10,473 being full-time and 2,668 being part-time.

There are also 3,112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,473 full-time undergraduates at Cal State East Bay, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,375
Black or African American	1,000
Hispanic or Latino	4,032
White	1,429
International Students	588
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,049

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - East Bay. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at Cal State East Bay. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - East Bay

In 2019-2020, 16,225 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal State East Bay has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th 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 Cal State East Bay

The following table shows how Cal State East Bay 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
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	#1	#4
Hospitality Management	#4	#7
Ethnic Studies	#4	#7
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	#7	#7
Human Development & Family Studies	#7	#39
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#7	#37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#10	#84
Health Sciences & Services	#10	#37
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#13	#49
General Education	#24	#57
Educational Administration	#58	#174
Health Professions	#67	#185

Online Affordability Rankings of Cal State East Bay Rankings

The following table shows how Cal State East Bay is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Education	#13	#109
Instructional Media Design	#18	#80

Online Growth Rankings of Cal State East Bay

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - East Bay was 199.5%. This is the #281 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal State East Bay regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cal State East Bay majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Education	3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cal State East Bay ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cal State East Bay.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Instructional Media Design	#28
Education	#122

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 - East Bay Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	658	139	0	797
General Psychology	345	0	0	345
Health Sciences & Services	319	0	0	319
Sociology	235	0	0	235
Human Development & Family Studies	213	0	0	213
Criminal Justice & Corrections	204	0	0	204
Nursing	190	9	0	199
Computer Science	140	58	0	198
Health & Physical Education	159	10	0	169
Communication & Media Studies	160	3	0	163
General Biology	142	6	0	148
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	122	0	122
Liberal Arts General Studies	95	0	0	95
Public Administration	0	84	0	84
Fine & Studio Arts	82	0	0	82
Communication Sciences	35	42	0	77
Social Work	1	75	0	76
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	69	0	69
Statistics	12	51	0	63
Political Science & Government	56	0	0	56
Hospitality Management	42	10	0	52
General English Literature	40	9	0	49
Construction Management	24	24	0	48
Educational Administration	0	28	20	48
History	36	8	0	44
Mathematics	26	16	0	42
Economics	27	14	0	41
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	38	0	38
Student Counseling	0	36	0	36
General Education	0	32	0	32
Instructional Media Design	0	32	0	32
Ethnic Studies	32	0	0	32
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	32	0	0	32
Natural Resources Conservation	23	0	0	23
Accounting	0	22	0	22
Industrial Engineering	21	0	0	21
Special Education	0	18	0	18
Anthropology	17	0	0	17
Music	14	2	0	16
Drama & Theater Arts	15	0	0	15
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	14	0	14
Computer Engineering	14	0	0	14
International Studies	14	0	0	14
Chemistry	8	6	0	14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	13	0	0	13
Engineering-Related Fields	0	12	0	12
Romance Languages	12	0	0	12
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	9	0	9
Geological & Earth Sciences	4	3	0	7
Philosophy	6	0	0	6
Physics	6	0	0	6
Geography & Cartography	4	0	0	4
Teaching English or French	0	3	0	3
Computer Systems Networking	0	2	0	2
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0
Taxation	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,476	1,006	20	4,502

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.