Cal State Bakersfield

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 650,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,851
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 350 (4.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 70%
White 12%
Asian 6%
Black 4%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Arts and Humanities 283 39% 25% 4% 6% 54% 1% $49,439 1 -0.59 42 90%
English 45 — 27% 31% 4% 4% 51% 0% $54,964 66 +0.31 56 96% — — — —
History 47 +3 68% 23% 0% 2% 64% 0% $55,975 53 -0.09 59 89% — — — —
Philosophy 7 +5 57% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $49,055 14 -0.93 41 94% — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,486 74 +0.33 53 — — — — —
Spanish 18 +1 28% 0% 0% 0% 83% 6% $52,589 32 -0.49 50 93% — — — —
Communications 98 — 32% 29% 5% 11% 41% 1% $51,743 15 -0.95 48 91% — — — —
Art 40 +1 30% 20% 2% 0% 70% 0% $36,917 9 -1.06 12 81% — — — —
Music 14 — 57% 29% 14% 7% 36% 7% $36,142 8 -1.14 11 — — — — —
Theatre 12 — 33% 25% 0% 8% 50% 8% $36,388 13 -0.89 11 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Public Administration 358 43% 13% 6% 3% 69% 3% $59,731 9 -0.94 66 93%
Agricultural Business 16 — 56% 25% 0% 0% 69% 0% $85,316 92 +1.01 91 — — — — —
Business Administration 319 +2 42% 13% 6% 3% 68% 3% $57,823 5 -1.03 63 92% — — — —
Economics 14 +1 57% 7% 7% 0% 64% 0% $80,420 27 -0.66 89 100% — — — —
Public Administration 9 +1 44% 0% 0% 11% 89% 0% $49,698 1 -1.66 43 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering 398 43% 14% 14% 4% 59% 1% $76,069 61 -0.40 86 93%
Computer Engineering 6 — 83% 17% 17% 0% 67% 0% $85,953 0 -1.47 92 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 21 — 86% 5% 5% 10% 67% 0% $88,310 1 -1.36 93 100% — — — —
Engineering 19 — 79% 16% 0% 5% 68% 5% $82,382 6 -1.23 90 96% — — — —
Computer Science 59 — 80% 14% 14% 2% 64% 2% $73,388 2 -1.51 84 91% — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $76,008 77 +0.43 86 96% — — — —
Geology 5 — 60% 20% 0% 0% 80% 0% $79,602 92 +1.31 88 97% — — — —
Mathematics 26 — 58% 23% 0% 8% 62% 0% $66,869 22 -0.70 77 88% — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $69,621 12 -1.01 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry 7 — 43% 0% 29% 14% 57% 0% $62,590 14 -0.79 71 — — — — —
Biology 92 — 29% 20% 8% 3% 58% 1% $61,347 23 -0.59 69 87% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 35 — 14% 11% 14% 0% 71% 3% $50,952 3 -1.67 46 97% — — — —
Environmental Resource Management 7 — 57% 43% 0% 0% 43% 0% $79,846 99 +2.66 88 94% — — — —
Nursing 92 +2 23% 12% 28% 5% 46% 0% $103,326 89 +1.10 98 97% — — — —
Public Health 25 — 16% 0% 20% 8% 68% 0% $66,083 56 +0.09 76 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Sciences and Education 1,189 24% 11% 3% 4% 76% 1% $56,534 4 -0.12 60 93%
Natural Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,972 67 +0.29 68 — — — — —
Kinesiology 98 +1 47% 14% 5% 2% 69% 3% $51,848 11 -1.16 48 90% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 30 — 67% 13% 7% 23% 40% 13% $57,510 62 +0.02 62 — — — — —
Liberal Studies 306 +4 17% 14% 1% 1% 79% 1% $62,184 81 +0.47 70 92% — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $51,864 34 -0.46 48 — — — — —
Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies 124 +1 5% 10% 2% 2% 79% 0% $54,331 54 +0.13 55 — — — — —
Political Science 28 — 46% 18% 7% 0% 75% 0% $59,594 16 -0.93 66 100% — — — —
Psychology 339 +2 22% 12% 5% 3% 77% 0% $54,220 49 -0.13 55 96% — — — —
Sociology 111 — 14% 9% 4% 12% 68% 0% $56,872 56 -0.00 61 91% — — — —
Criminal Justice 149 +1 38% 4% 2% 4% 84% 0% $54,159 17 -0.79 54 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,499
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,011
Est. In-State Cost $10,994
Est. Out-of-State Cost $28,473
ROI Percentile 66th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 3%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 32.0% 712 20% 14% 4% 5% 71% 0% $54,456 32 -0.23 55 94% —
Humanities 20.4% 455 28% 17% 2% 3% 72% 2% $59,901 76 +0.30 66 92% —
Business & Economics 14.9% 333 43% 13% 6% 3% 68% 3% $58,773 3 -1.01 64 93% —
Health Sciences 9.6% 215 33% 12% 17% 4% 59% 1% $75,531 43 -0.05 85 93% —
Professional 6.7% 149 38% 4% 2% 4% 84% 0% $54,159 8 -0.79 54 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 6.0% 134 26% 16% 10% 3% 61% 1% $58,697 14 -0.88 64 90% —
Arts 3.0% 66 36% 23% 5% 3% 59% 3% $36,656 3 -1.05 11 81% —
Computer Science 2.6% 59 80% 14% 14% 2% 64% 2% $73,388 3 -1.51 84 91% —
Engineering 2.1% 46 83% 11% 4% 7% 67% 2% $85,554 1 -1.32 92 99% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 35 60% 20% 0% 6% 66% 0% $69,367 24 -0.36 80 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.1% 24 54% 29% 0% 0% 62% 0% $82,706 100 +1.46 90 94% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $2.9M #262 73% $0 — — — —
Education $1.7M #190 87% $0 7 #364 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.7M #270 24% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.7M #361 45% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.6M #306 75% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.5M #245 47% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #413 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $8.1M #329 62% $0 7 #502 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Soccer 28 $770K $770K $0
Wrestling 27 $574K $574K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $423K $423K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $307K $307K $0
Basketball 15 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Total 155 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 78 $571K $571K $0
Soccer 39 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Softball 28 $995K $995K $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $314K $314K $0
Swimming & Diving 20 $536K $536K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 14 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Golf 9 $326K $326K $0
Total 195 $6.5M $6.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 78 $571K $571K $0
Soccer 67 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Swimming & Diving 45 $960K $960K $0
Baseball 40 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 29 $4.0M $4.0M $0
Softball 28 $995K $995K $0
Wrestling 27 $574K $574K $0
Beach Volleyball 20 $314K $314K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $307K $307K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 9 $326K $326K $0
Total 350 $18.0M $18.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind