Cal State East Bay

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 200 (100% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,972 (87%)
Days Without Precipitation 303 (93% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,200
Men / Women 41% / 59%
From State 97%
From Region 1%
Athletes 254 (3.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 42%
Asian 22%
White 15%
Black 9%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%

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
California State University - East Bay 2,853 39% 17% 22% 8% 39% 2% $71,762 49 +0.20 82 94% 5.3%
Computer Engineering 12 — 100% 0% 33% 17% 50% 0% $99,841 11 -0.81 97 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 14 — 71% 0% 14% 21% 50% 7% $80,413 0 -2.14 89 100% — — — —
Computer Science 221 +1 86% 14% 40% 6% 24% 7% $114,403 43 -0.31 99 94% — — — —
Chemistry 11 — 36% 55% 9% 9% 18% 0% $61,877 11 -0.94 70 94% — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 17% 0% $67,772 65 +0.24 78 — — — — —
Mathematics 13 +1 62% 31% 23% 0% 23% 0% $74,806 44 -0.40 85 — — — — —
Physics 7 — 57% 29% 14% 0% 57% 0% $77,403 28 -0.45 87 — — — — —
Statistics 6 — 33% 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% $108,465 61 -0.01 98 92% — — — —
Biochemistry 7 +3 29% 14% 43% 0% 14% 14% $74,298 64 +0.25 85 97% — — — —
Biology 125 — 26% 14% 27% 5% 39% 2% $76,294 92 +1.14 86 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 3 +1 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $66,584 87 +1.00 77 91% — — — —
Environmental Studies 11 — 36% 27% 27% 9% 18% 0% $66,584 87 +1.00 77 91% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 35 +1 6% 17% 11% 0% 66% 3% $59,648 35 -0.32 66 100% — — — —
Health Sciences 90 — 19% 8% 36% 10% 30% 1% $63,401 38 -0.35 73 94% — — — —
Nursing 154 +2 19% 13% 45% 6% 27% 1% $134,131 99 +4.17 100 99% — — — —
Public Health 79 +1 24% 13% 25% 8% 43% 3% $69,480 73 +0.40 80 — — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 99 — 61% 14% 33% 6% 37% 0% $55,387 24 -0.75 58 92% — — — —
Accounting 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 67% 33% $80,522 36 -0.42 89 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 635 — 48% 20% 24% 7% 33% 2% $73,899 55 -0.19 84 94% — — — —
Economics 16 — 81% 12% 19% 6% 38% 6% $71,683 12 -0.99 82 96% — — — —
Hospitality Administration/Management 28 — 18% 25% 32% 7% 25% 0% $48,412 6 -1.10 40 94% 6.9% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 13 — 38% 31% 15% 15% 15% 0% $54,024 22 -0.59 55 90% — — — —
English 26 +2 46% 35% 19% 12% 19% 0% $50,353 43 -0.25 45 95% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 47 +1 23% 6% 6% 21% 57% 0% $71,500 82 +0.98 82 94% 3.7% — — —
French 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,535 44 -0.22 58 — — — — —
History 30 +1 47% 37% 3% 10% 30% 0% $53,916 42 -0.29 54 91% 8.2% — — —
Philosophy 6 — 50% 33% 17% 0% 33% 0% $56,320 38 -0.39 60 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +2 40% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,821 40 -0.29 56 — — — — —
Anthropology 6 — 67% 17% 0% 17% 67% 0% $41,437 1 -1.40 21 95% — — — —
Geography 7 — 100% 29% 29% 0% 29% 0% $55,304 19 -0.78 58 — — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 259 — 7% 21% 7% 8% 51% 0% $56,022 66 +0.33 59 91% 5.4% — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 6 +2 0% 17% 17% 17% 17% 0% $60,922 20 -0.62 69 — — — — —
Political Science 41 — 32% 15% 7% 10% 46% 0% $59,990 16 -0.90 67 98% — — — —
Psychology 306 +1 24% 17% 14% 10% 48% 2% $55,520 56 +0.07 58 94% 5.1% — — —
Social Sciences 8 — 75% 38% 12% 0% 25% 0% $51,130 29 -0.52 47 — — — — —
Sociology 96 +2 21% 9% 14% 23% 46% 0% $58,812 67 +0.17 65 93% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 75 — 49% 19% 23% 9% 33% 3% $54,077 22 -0.73 55 95% — — — —
General Education 48 — 19% 33% 8% 6% 42% 0% $59,942 80 +0.57 67 91% — — — —
Art 106 — 55% 16% 27% 5% 42% 2% $50,504 69 +0.39 45 87% — — — —
Fine Arts 15 — 47% 7% 7% 20% 53% 0% $50,504 69 +0.39 45 87% — — — —
Music 14 — 64% 14% 29% 0% 14% 36% $46,983 50 +0.03 36 — — — — —
Theater 13 — 46% 23% 15% 31% 23% 0% $43,754 54 +0.09 27 — — — — —
Construction Management 33 — 85% 24% 6% 6% 61% 3% $112,037 84 +1.03 99 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice 117 — 41% 9% 14% 8% 64% 0% $61,177 62 +0.18 69 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,967
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,472
Est. In-State Cost $10,306
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,776
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

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 28.2% 804 22% 18% 12% 11% 47% 1% $56,058 40 +0.01 59 93% 5.2%
Business & Economics 24.4% 695 47% 20% 24% 7% 32% 2% $72,478 34 -0.26 83 94% 6.9%
Health Sciences 16.0% 457 28% 12% 35% 7% 36% 1% $86,263 80 +1.22 92 96% —
Computer Science 7.7% 221 86% 14% 40% 6% 24% 7% $114,403 57 -0.31 99 94% —
Professional 5.3% 150 51% 12% 12% 7% 63% 1% $72,366 60 +0.36 83 95% —
Arts 5.2% 148 54% 16% 24% 8% 39% 5% $49,578 41 +0.33 43 87% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 132 26% 14% 28% 5% 38% 2% $76,188 89 +1.10 86 93% —
Humanities 4.0% 115 37% 23% 9% 14% 42% 0% $60,476 77 +0.23 68 94% 5.5%
Education 1.7% 48 19% 33% 8% 6% 42% 0% $59,942 84 +0.57 67 91% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 43 53% 33% 21% 2% 26% 2% $75,636 41 -0.40 86 93% —
Engineering 0.9% 26 85% 0% 23% 19% 50% 4% $89,380 4 -1.53 94 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 14 43% 29% 29% 7% 21% 0% $66,584 75 +1.00 77 91% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $8.1M #63 80% $0 11 #314 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.5M #271 46% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $1.1M #240 47% $0.0M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.9M #344 54% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #329 43% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #213 78% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.2M #301 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #358 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #382 0% $0 — — — —
Total $14.2M #279 65% $0.0M 11 #460 — —

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 D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 38 $554K $554K $0
Track & Field (combined) 37 $179K $179K $0
Soccer 32 $623K $623K $0
Basketball 17 $945K $945K $0
Golf 9 $429K $429K $0
Total 123 $2.7M $2.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 36 $309K $309K $0
Soccer 28 $526K $526K $0
Softball 24 $585K $585K $0
Swimming 20 $452K $452K $0
Volleyball 17 $596K $596K $0
Basketball 13 $785K $785K $0
Golf 8 $400K $400K $0
Total 131 $3.7M $3.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $488K $488K $0
Soccer 60 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 38 $554K $554K $0
Basketball 30 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Softball 24 $585K $585K $0
Swimming 20 $452K $452K $0
Golf 17 $829K $829K $0
Volleyball 17 $596K $596K $0
Total 254 $13.3M $12.6M $780K

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 75%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

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

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