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California Baptist University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Southern Baptist
Location Riverside, CA
Population 4,500,000
Website http://www.calbaptist.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,914
Men / Women 38% / 62%
Hispanic 46%
White 27%
Black 9%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
International 2%
Native American 1%
From State 90%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 30%
Health Sciences 26%
Business & Economics 18%
Arts 8%
Engineering 6%
Life & Natural Sciences 5%
Computer Science 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Professional 2%
Education 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,228
Est. Cost of Attendance $54,038
10-Year ROI $150,000
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 44%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 25%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 68%
Yield (Unbound) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 45 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 10 #470

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

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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
College of Architecture, Visual Arts, and Design 113 38% / 62% 4% $46,077 99%
Architecture 26 — 58% / 42% 8% $56,846 52 —
Film Studies 17 — 35% / 65% 0% $36,295 5 95%
Graphic Design and Digital Media 33 +2 45% / 55% 3% $46,544 22 100%
Illustration 6 — 17% / 83% 17% $46,544 22 100%
Interior Design 14 — 0% / 100% 7% $46,544 22 100%
Photography 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $36,295 5 95%
Studio Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,908 10 —
Theatre 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $39,623 8 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 329 34% / 66% 1% $62,978 91%
Computer Science 14 — 86% / 14% 0% $90,461 94 —
Data Analytics 7 — 100% / 0% 0% $80,366 87 —
Information Technology Management 14 — 79% / 21% 0% $91,177 94 100%
Applied Statistics — — — — $81,981 89 —
Chemistry 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $67,012 73 —
Forensic Chemistry 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $66,462 72 —
Mathematics 11 — 18% / 82% 0% $70,099 77 —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $70,175 78 —
Biology 29 — 38% / 62% 0% $69,737 77 94%
Biomedical Sciences 38 — 34% / 66% 3% $69,737 77 94%
Environmental Science 11 +1 36% / 64% 0% $54,142 44 —
Public Health 35 — 6% / 94% 0% $62,697 65 —
Communication Studies 24 — 42% / 58% 8% $64,872 69 89%
Creative Writing 13 — 23% / 77% 0% $45,425 19 —
English 27 — 15% / 85% 0% $42,948 14 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 20 — 40% / 60% 0% $57,338 53 91%
Journalism and New Media 4 +1 50% / 50% 25% $57,645 54 95%
Liberal Studies 34 — 18% / 82% 0% $55,626 48 93%
Philosophy 4 +7 75% / 25% 0% $50,602 33 —
Public Relations 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $46,015 21 79%
Strategic Communication 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,015 21 79%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 338 22% / 78% 1% $58,141 90%
Cybersecurity 7 — 86% / 14% 0% $73,860 82 —
Anthropology — +1 — — $49,765 31 —
Behavioral Science 9 +3 11% / 89% 0% $47,944 26 90%
Criminal Justice 56 +1 39% / 61% 0% $65,292 70 92%
History 8 — 50% / 50% 0% $39,706 9 91%
Human Services 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $56,764 51 —
International Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 100% $57,997 55 —
Political Science 14 +1 29% / 71% 0% $53,379 42 83%
Psychology 175 — 14% / 86% 1% $57,219 53 89%
Public Administration 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $74,430 82 100%
Social Work 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $57,586 53 —
Sociology 26 +3 19% / 81% 0% $51,977 38 91%
Sport Psychology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $69,855 77 90%
Sustainability Studies — — — — $58,266 55 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Science 326 32% / 68% 2% $57,568 93%
Nutrition and Food Science 13 — 8% / 92% 8% $58,727 56 —
Allied Health 37 — 16% / 84% 0% $67,570 74 92%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 38 — 3% / 97% 0% $53,473 42 95%
Kinesiology 131 — 48% / 52% 1% $50,987 35 90%
Kinesiology - Exercise Science 36 — 44% / 56% 6% $75,253 83 100%
Pre-Art Therapy 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $62,492 65 —
Public Health — — — — $59,473 58 —
Radiation Therapy 23 — 30% / 70% 0% $65,082 70 93%
Health Care Administration 42 — 19% / 81% 0% $53,477 42 96%
Sport and Performance Psychology 3 +1 67% / 33% 33% $50,987 35 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 188 14% / 86% 1% $101,705 96%
Nursing 188 — 14% / 86% 1% $101,705 97 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education 76 3% / 97% 0% $42,006 91%
Early Childhood Studies 55 — 4% / 96% 0% $41,923 12 91%
Liberal Studies for Teachers 20 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,923 12 91%
Math Teaching 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,305 27 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering 157 80% / 20% 3% $88,907 93%
Biomedical Engineering 18 — 72% / 28% 6% $91,415 94 —
Chemical Engineering 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $90,878 94 —
Civil Engineering 21 — 76% / 24% 5% $97,633 96 96%
Electrical & Computer Engineering 19 — 95% / 5% 11% $92,551 95 —
Engineering 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $89,396 93 —
Mechanical Engineering 46 — 85% / 15% 0% $92,844 95 91%
Software Engineering 10 — 80% / 20% 10% $83,205 89 96%
Aviation Flight 18 — 72% / 28% 0% $71,176 79 94%
Aviation Management 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $71,176 79 94%
Construction Management 10 — 100% / 0% 0% $89,637 93 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Robert K. Jabs School of Business 292 46% / 54% 6% $77,632 96%
Accounting 32 +1 25% / 75% 6% $81,101 88 98%
Actuarial Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $86,633 92 —
Business Administration 172 — 51% / 49% 4% $79,019 86 96%
Entrepreneurship 9 — 44% / 56% 11% $70,774 78 —
Finance 13 — 62% / 38% 8% $85,645 91 —
International Business 8 — 25% / 75% 38% $74,147 82 —
Marketing 35 — 49% / 51% 11% $65,667 71 96%
Organizational Leadership 20 +1 25% / 75% 0% $79,019 86 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Christian Ministries 42 69% / 31% 2% $48,828 90%
Biblical Studies 17 — 94% / 6% 0% $53,845 43 90%
Christian Studies 16 +10 50% / 50% 0% $40,623 10 90%
Intercultural Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 50% $55,823 49 —
Worship Arts and Ministry 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $53,400 42 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music 30 47% / 53% 10% $42,217
Commercial Music 5 — 60% / 40% 20% $40,380 9 —
Keyboard Performance 1 — 0% / 100% 100% $40,512 10 —
Music 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $40,517 10 —
Music Education 8 +1 38% / 62% 0% $47,164 24 —
Music Performance 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $40,352 9 —
Music Theory and Composition — — — — $40,361 9 —
Voice and Opera — — — — $40,463 9 —