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Acceptance Rate

93.8%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$7,696

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,576

Undergrad Enrollment

8,183

Applicants

13,950

Yield Rate

9.8%

Endowment / Student

$4,541

Student:Faculty

16:1

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What you pay

$5,652/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $22,608 over four years.

What grads earn

$57,529/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$51,959 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 0.4 years of pay.

75% 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

14.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

33%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

4.6%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California State University-Bakersfield’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$3,536
$30–48k$3,817
$48–75k$5,835
$75–110k$9,480
Over $110k$16,069

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

52%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

61%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

55%

Median debt

$16,600

Classification

Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
13,950
Admitted
12,30388.2%
Enrolled
1,20410% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Rape1

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

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation41% / 59%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball15Soccer28Swimming25Track & Field20Wrestling27

Women's

Basketball14Beach Volleyball20Golf9Soccer39Softball28Swimming20Track & Field78Volleyball17
Research Activity
FY 2024
$8Mtotal R&D expenditure#392 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies325 grads
Psychology, General297 grads
Business Administration and Management, General274 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching160 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies138 grads
Sociology135 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General105 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric101 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse71 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General67 grads

4yr Grad Rate

17%

6yr Grad Rate

48%

Retention Rate

79%

Median Earnings

$59,009