California Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Population 4,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,338 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 324 (97% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,793
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 90%
From Region 3%
Athletes 430 (5.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 44%
White 30%
Black 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
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
College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design 109 41% 40% 5% 6% 34% 2% $46,968 1 -1.50 14 99% 11.6%
Architecture 47 — 62% 34% 4% 4% 45% 4% $56,702 10 -1.30 38 — — — — —
Film Studies 7 +1 57% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $33,079 1 -2.33 2 95% — — — —
Graphic Design and Digital Media 28 — 32% 39% 4% 7% 29% 0% $42,420 4 -1.37 8 100% 11.6% — — —
Illustration 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,420 31 -0.47 8 100% 11.6% — — —
Interior Design 10 — 10% 50% 0% 0% 30% 0% $42,420 0 -2.94 8 100% 11.6% — — —
Photography 6 +1 17% 33% 17% 17% 17% 0% $33,079 1 -1.53 2 95% — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $39,134 13 -0.82 5 — — — — —
Theatre 7 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $36,113 12 -0.93 3 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 265 38% 38% 6% 6% 35% 3% $63,438 20 -0.64 56 91% 10.3%
Computer Science 25 — 84% 40% 4% 4% 20% 4% $95,950 16 -0.85 92 — — — — —
Data Analytics 7 — 100% 43% 0% 14% 29% 0% $79,377 8 -1.44 81 — — — — —
Information Technology Management 17 — 88% 12% 12% 0% 65% 0% $88,986 32 -0.45 89 100% — — — —
Applied Statistics 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% $75,599 6 -1.05 77 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,796 20 -0.66 59 — — — — —
Forensic Chemistry 6 — 17% 17% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,210 18 -0.71 57 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 +1 50% 50% 0% 17% 17% 0% $66,135 21 -0.72 62 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4 — 50% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $64,141 18 -0.65 57 — — — — —
Biology 30 — 27% 33% 17% 7% 40% 0% $61,082 23 -0.62 50 92% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 29 — 31% 34% 7% 14% 38% 3% $61,082 20 -0.76 50 92% — — — —
Environmental Science 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $55,261 33 -0.43 34 — — — — —
Public Health 16 — 0% 25% 6% 6% 38% 19% $58,997 29 -0.57 44 — 9.2% — — —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $47,610 27 -0.59 15 — — — — —
English 24 +2 21% 42% 0% 12% 33% 0% $50,013 42 -0.29 20 89% 10.5% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 12% 50% 12% 0% 25% 0% $52,258 27 -0.48 26 91% — — — —
Liberal Studies 30 — 13% 40% 0% 0% 47% 3% $54,136 36 -0.30 31 91% 10.7% — — —
Philosophy 10 +14 80% 80% 0% 10% 10% 0% $50,516 20 -0.82 22 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,298 25 -0.60 24 — — — — —
Communication Studies 16 +3 44% 44% 6% 12% 25% 0% $60,794 50 -0.10 49 88% — — — —
Journalism and New Media 9 — 33% 22% 0% 0% 44% 22% $51,296 9 -1.23 24 95% — — — —
Public Relations 9 +1 11% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $55,854 6 -1.44 36 83% — — — —
Strategic Communication 6 — 17% 33% 0% 17% 50% 0% $55,854 6 -1.44 36 83% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 351 32% 31% 4% 8% 48% 0% $55,609 3 -0.35 35 91% 9.8%
Cybersecurity 18 — 78% 28% 11% 22% 22% 0% $74,917 15 -0.99 76 — — — — —
History 20 +1 75% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $68,970 90 +1.18 67 95% — — — —
Anthropology 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,315 17 -0.69 19 — — — — —
Behavioral Science 3 +2 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $47,320 7 -1.18 15 90% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,656 25 -0.43 20 — — — — —
Human Services 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $44,409 9 -1.05 10 — — — — —
International Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,631 8 -0.89 35 — — — — —
Political Science 11 — 55% 45% 0% 18% 18% 0% $53,487 4 -1.38 29 97% — — — —
Psychology 171 +5 22% 25% 4% 6% 54% 0% $54,398 50 -0.10 32 89% 10.0% — — —
Public Administration 9 — 56% 11% 0% 22% 56% 0% $69,266 43 -0.22 68 96% 6.8% — — —
Social Work 16 — 19% 31% 0% 0% 69% 0% $48,832 20 -0.52 18 — — — — —
Sociology 20 +2 20% 20% 0% 20% 45% 0% $48,857 16 -0.73 18 93% 11.0% — — —
Sport Psychology 10 +1 50% 30% 10% 0% 60% 0% $63,666 93 +1.31 56 90% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,545 25 -0.58 35 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 65 — 32% 35% 5% 5% 45% 0% $51,573 9 -1.15 24 91% 9.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Science 267 35% 33% 7% 8% 40% 0% $60,791 12 -0.24 49 92% 9.5%
Nutrition and Food Science 8 — 12% 38% 12% 0% 38% 12% $54,740 15 -0.88 33 — — — — —
Allied Health 32 — 25% 31% 6% 0% 53% 0% $61,847 31 -0.45 52 93% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 42 — 7% 14% 7% 10% 60% 0% $58,219 27 -0.50 42 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 98 — 53% 40% 5% 10% 32% 0% $59,173 41 -0.30 45 86% 9.5% — — —
Kinesiology - Exercise Science 35 +1 43% 43% 6% 3% 37% 0% $75,242 94 +1.57 77 97% — — — —
Pre-Art Therapy 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,811 8 -1.07 27 — — — — —
Radiation Therapy 19 — 32% 32% 16% 0% 47% 0% $59,316 3 -1.71 45 93% — — — —
Health Care Administration 25 — 16% 16% 12% 24% 32% 0% $53,960 15 -0.64 30 95% — — — —
Sport and Performance Psychology 6 — 67% 67% 0% 17% 0% 0% $59,173 77 +0.62 45 86% 9.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 185 11% 29% 15% 5% 46% 0% $94,991 93 +0.27 92 94% 4.6%
Nursing 185 — 11% 29% 15% 5% 46% 0% $94,991 71 +0.27 92 94% 4.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education 125 3% 42% 1% 9% 41% 0% $44,778 0 -1.07 11 88% 12.1%
Early Childhood Studies 78 — 5% 35% 1% 9% 46% 0% $44,701 10 -1.01 10 88% 12.1% — — —
Liberal Studies for Teachers 45 — 0% 56% 0% 7% 33% 0% $44,701 8 -1.22 10 88% 12.1% — — —
Math Teaching 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,328 23 -0.62 24 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,772 58 +0.10 16 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering 147 76% 43% 7% 2% 34% 1% $84,451 83 -1.33 85 96%
Biomedical Engineering 9 — 67% 44% 11% 0% 22% 0% $85,176 11 -1.16 86 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 8 — 75% 25% 0% 0% 50% 12% $85,515 2 -2.05 86 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 25 — 68% 52% 8% 0% 32% 0% $87,557 21 -0.68 88 96% — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 13 — 85% 31% 8% 0% 54% 0% $93,106 2 -1.13 91 — — — — —
Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $87,570 16 -0.84 88 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 48 — 83% 42% 0% 2% 38% 2% $87,676 3 -1.45 88 96% — — — —
Software Engineering 8 — 75% 38% 12% 12% 25% 0% $92,031 13 -0.96 90 97% — — — —
Aviation Flight 18 — 78% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $64,870 5 -1.94 59 94% — — — —
Aviation Management 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $64,870 5 -1.94 59 94% — — — —
Construction Management 12 — 75% 33% 8% 0% 50% 0% $86,678 11 -1.22 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Robert K. Jabs School of Business 280 47% 39% 6% 3% 36% 5% $73,128 52 -0.37 74 95% 7.6%
Accounting 36 — 50% 28% 11% 0% 50% 0% $73,541 21 -0.87 74 97% 6.9% — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,163 10 -1.38 82 — — — — —
Business Administration 163 +3 45% 39% 6% 4% 37% 4% $72,018 49 -0.29 72 96% 7.6% — — —
Entrepreneurship 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 17% 17% $68,342 39 -0.33 66 — — — — —
Finance 14 — 79% 43% 0% 0% 36% 7% $78,313 15 -0.72 80 — — — — —
International Business 5 — 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% 40% $73,642 42 -0.44 75 — — — — —
Marketing 49 — 41% 45% 6% 2% 29% 6% $75,563 48 -0.16 77 88% 8.3% — — —
Organizational Leadership 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 0% 33% 0% $72,018 39 -0.29 72 96% 7.6% — — —
⇅ 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 Christian Ministries 42 57% 50% 7% 5% 24% 0% $45,431 0 -0.68 11 91% 10.5%
Biblical Studies 13 — 92% 62% 8% 0% 15% 0% $49,074 38 -0.22 18 90% — — — —
Christian Studies 16 +15 44% 31% 6% 12% 31% 0% $41,356 9 -1.17 7 92% 10.5% — — —
Worship Arts and Ministry 11 — 45% 64% 9% 0% 27% 0% $46,807 31 -0.50 14 — — — — —
Intercultural Studies 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,799 7 -0.91 14 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music 31 32% 39% 6% 6% 29% 0% $42,022 0 -0.51 7
Commercial Music 5 — 100% 20% 0% 20% 60% 0% $39,104 13 -0.82 5 — — — — —
Keyboard Performance 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,045 12 -0.83 5 — — — — —
Music 7 — 14% 29% 0% 14% 29% 0% $38,839 12 -0.85 5 — — — — —
Music Education 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $49,462 61 +0.29 19 — — — — —
Music Performance 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $38,757 12 -0.86 5 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $39,144 13 -0.82 5 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $39,120 13 -0.82 5 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,504
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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
Health Sciences 23.8% 429 24% 31% 10% 6% 44% 1% $76,006 45 -0.01 78 93% 6.5%
Social Sciences 20.8% 374 22% 30% 3% 8% 49% 1% $52,530 20 -0.44 27 89% 10.5%
Business & Economics 16.9% 305 44% 37% 7% 5% 36% 4% $71,557 31 -0.39 71 95% 7.6%
Arts 7.8% 141 39% 40% 5% 6% 33% 1% $45,887 24 -1.27 12 99% 11.6%
Humanities 7.6% 137 43% 53% 3% 4% 30% 1% $52,460 34 -0.25 26 91% 10.6%
Engineering 5.8% 104 77% 41% 5% 1% 38% 2% $87,943 2 -1.24 88 96% —
Professional 5.5% 100 47% 40% 7% 4% 38% 0% $58,844 23 -1.34 44 92% 9.2%
Computer Science 4.2% 75 84% 31% 8% 9% 32% 1% $87,359 13 -0.86 88 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 63 30% 37% 13% 10% 37% 2% $61,276 22 -0.69 50 92% —
Education 2.6% 46 0% 54% 0% 9% 33% 0% $44,845 5 -1.20 11 88% 12.1%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.8% 15 33% 27% 7% 7% 33% 0% $66,538 16 -0.76 63 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 13 31% 54% 8% 0% 23% 15% $54,940 26 -0.70 33 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #443 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0.2M #347 0% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — 45 #113 — —
Business & Economics — — — — 27 #39 — —
Health Sciences — — — — 10 #140 21 —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.7M #568 0% — 82 #198 21 —

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 38 $2.9M $2.7M $236K
Soccer 30 $1.6M $1.4M $154K
Wrestling 29 $1.5M $1.4M $132K
Swimming & Diving 26 $1.3M $1.2M $29K
Water Polo 24 $777K $754K $23K
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $656K $656K $0
Cross Country 17 $303K $274K $29K
Basketball 15 $4.6M $3.8M $756K
Golf 10 $609K $607K $2K
Total 205 $14.2M $12.9M $1.4M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 39 $1.6M $1.6M $25K
Other Sports 33 $1.3M $1.0M $257K
Water Polo 30 $957K $947K $10K
Softball 28 $2.0M $2.0M $51K
Swimming & Diving 27 $1.3M $1.3M $7K
Track & Field (outdoor) 21 $826K $826K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.5M $1.5M $49K
Cross Country 18 $104K $74K $29K
Basketball 13 $2.7M $2.6M $170K
Golf 8 $681K $667K $14K
Total 225 $13.0M $12.4M $616K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 69 $3.2M $3.0M $179K
Water Polo 54 $1.7M $1.7M $33K
Swimming & Diving 53 $2.6M $2.5M $36K
Track & Field (outdoor) 44 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Baseball 38 $2.9M $2.7M $236K
Cross Country 35 $407K $348K $59K
Other Sports 33 $1.3M $1.0M $257K
Wrestling 29 $1.5M $1.4M $132K
Basketball 28 $7.3M $6.4M $927K
Softball 28 $2.0M $2.0M $51K
Volleyball 19 $1.5M $1.5M $49K
Golf 18 $1.3M $1.3M $16K
Total 430 $41.6M $37.8M $3.8M

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 68%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 68% 68% 68%

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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