California State University Bakersfield: Review & Facts

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California State University Bakersfield is a medium four-year, public school with 9,615 students enrolled. This school is one of the 7 colleges located in Bakersfield, California.

Academic Offerings

At California State University Bakersfield you can get your bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctoral degree.

Majors
Offered
45
California State University Bakersfield deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and has 45 majors. The most popular concentrations are Business, Management, Psychology, Education, and General Studies. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a good sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at California State University Bakersfield is fair at 73% (close to California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
73%
Fair
The graduation rate at California State University Bakersfield is below average: 50%. Roughly 7% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at California State University Bakersfield is reasonably decent: 19:1. Find out more details on instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is fairly high, around $17,700 per year. The additional fees at California State University Bakersfield (not included in tuition costs) are around $1,900; this comes to a total of $19,600 per year.

Read the details about CSUB additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
87%
Easy
As reported in recent data, 13,834 applications were submitted and 11,973 were accepted, so it is easy to get accepted at this school.

This school might accept dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits at entry.

Read more about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at California State University Bakersfield in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$9,000
High
CSUB offers a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at California State University Bakersfield, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Safety
Grade
C
Unsafe
CSUB offers on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates roughly 500 students, which provides a viable on-campus housing opportunity. The room price is high: around $9,000 per year.

Based on the college crime data, CSUB appears to be a relatively safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

California State University Bakersfield Location and Address

Postal Address:
California State University Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Hwy
Bakersfield, California
93311-1099, USA
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