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 student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The highest award offered at Cal State East Bay is the doctor's degree.
• In <nil>, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Cal State East Bay makes roughly $64,188 a year. This is 57% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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
Website:	www.csueastbay.edu

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	Neither required nor 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 82%. 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 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

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 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,148 a year. That adds up to $20,592 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is 1.3%. 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 - East Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,114 undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay, with 9,447 being full-time and 2,667 being part-time.

There are also 3,075 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,447 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	2,169
Black or African American	849
Hispanic or Latino	3,760
White	1,284
International Students	484
Other Races/Ethnicities	901

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 2020-2021, 12,884 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 60th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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.