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California Aeronautical University

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Bakersfield, CASee your chances →private for-profitSpecial Focus Four-Year

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Total Profiles

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SAT Range

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User Accept Rate

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Tuition

$35,465

Undergrad Enrollment

383

Student:Faculty

14:1

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What you pay

$36,126/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $144,504 over four years.

What grads earn

$62,905/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$56,814 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.3 years of pay.

60% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

30.5%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

2%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.5%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California Aeronautical University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$35,535
$30–48k$28,863
$48–75k$35,669
$75–110k$39,250
Over $110k$43,076

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

Completion · all

41%

Completion · Pell

39%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

33%

Median debt

$30,705

Classification

Four-year, very small, highly residential
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Motor Vehicle Theft1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

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Athletics

No athletics data available.

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew44 grads
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations1 grads

4yr Grad Rate

42%

6yr Grad Rate

38%

Retention Rate

69%

Median Earnings

$38,361