Cal State Bakersfield
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Bakersfield, CA
Population
650,000
Website
http://www.csub.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
8,183
Men / Women
35% / 65%
Hispanic
69%
White
15%
Asian
8%
Black
4%
Mixed
3%
Native American
1%
International
1%
From State
98%
From Region
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
14%
Health Sciences
9%
Life & Natural Sciences
6%
Engineering
3%
Computer Science
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Arts
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$8,090
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$20,690
Est. In-State Cost
$10,465
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$26,765
10-Year ROI
$220,000
ROI Percentile
88th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
79%
4-Year Graduation Rate
29%
6-Year Graduation Rate
50%
Transfer-Out Rate
3%
Weather
Comfortable Days
115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours
3,604 (99% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
307 (94% 🏖️)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
80%
Yield (Unbound)
10%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R3
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $1M | #265 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $2M | #276 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $2M | #392 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 7 | #504 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 0 | #576 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
blind
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Arts and Humanities | 260 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $52,424 | 90% | ||
| Communications | 101 — | 30% / 70% | 0% | $52,429 | 60 | 92% | |
| English | 39 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $64,875 | 81 | 86% | |
| History | 55 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | $49,390 | 53 | 93% | |
| Philosophy | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,872 | 61 | — | |
| Religious Studies | 1 +4 | 0% / 100% | 0% | $53,021 | 62 | — | |
| Spanish | 29 +4 | 7% / 93% | 0% | $51,757 | 59 | — | |
| Art | 24 +1 | 12% / 88% | 4% | $42,663 | 34 | 84% | |
| Music | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $41,653 | 31 | — | |
| Theatre | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $37,839 | 20 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Business and Public Administration | 304 | 47% / 53% | 3% | $58,542 | 92% | ||
| Agricultural Business | 13 — | 69% / 31% | 0% | $61,769 | 77 | — | |
| Business Administration | 274 +1 | 45% / 55% | 3% | $57,559 | 70 | 92% | |
| Economics | 11 — | 82% / 18% | 0% | $76,468 | 90 | 100% | |
| Public Administration | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $63,595 | 79 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering | 376 | 48% / 52% | 1% | $79,553 | 96% | ||
| Computer Engineering | 11 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $91,921 | 97 | 100% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 26 — | 73% / 27% | 0% | $96,038 | 98 | 96% | |
| Engineering | 28 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $91,561 | 97 | — | |
| Engineering Sciences | 3 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | $88,102 | 96 | 96% | |
| Computer Science | 53 — | 87% / 13% | 0% | $83,688 | 94 | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 5 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $68,270 | 84 | 89% | |
| Geology | 9 — | 56% / 44% | 0% | $68,589 | 84 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 19 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | $66,465 | 82 | 96% | |
| Physics | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $70,110 | 86 | — | |
| Biochemistry | 15 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | $59,856 | 74 | — | |
| Biology | 67 +1 | 33% / 67% | 1% | $59,736 | 74 | 94% | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 42 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $53,901 | 63 | 91% | |
| Environmental Resource Management | 10 — | 60% / 40% | 0% | $76,104 | 90 | 93% | |
| Nursing | 71 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $111,384 | 99 | 98% | |
| Public Health | 16 — | 19% / 81% | 0% | $63,483 | 79 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Social Sciences and Education | 1,208 | 19% / 81% | 1% | $56,062 | 92% | ||
| Natural Sciences | — — | — | — | $58,242 | 72 | — | |
| Kinesiology | 105 — | 43% / 57% | 1% | $52,896 | 61 | 96% | |
| Anthropology | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $50,918 | 57 | — | |
| Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies | 160 +1 | 3% / 97% | 0% | $54,360 | 64 | — | |
| Criminal Justice | 138 +1 | 28% / 72% | 1% | $61,462 | 77 | 93% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 12 — | 42% / 58% | 8% | $53,807 | 63 | — | |
| Liberal Studies | 325 +3 | 14% / 86% | 1% | $58,622 | 72 | 93% | |
| Political Science | 32 — | 34% / 66% | 0% | $52,098 | 60 | 92% | |
| Psychology | 297 +5 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $53,226 | 62 | 90% | |
| Sociology | 135 +2 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $56,392 | 68 | 94% |