Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Hayward, CA
Population 3,500,000
Map of the United States

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 3.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
California State University - East Bay 2,853 39% / 61% 2% $67,198 82 92%
Computer Engineering 12 100% / 0% 0% $94,607 97
Industrial Engineering 14 71% / 29% 7% $80,413 92 100%
Computer Science 221 +1 86% / 14% 7% $97,868 98 78%
Chemistry 11 36% / 64% 0% $65,960 81
Geological/Earth Sciences 6 83% / 17% 0% $66,599 82
Mathematics 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $74,857 88
Physics 7 57% / 43% 0% $70,635 85
Statistics 6 33% / 67% 17% $108,465 99 92%
Biochemistry 7 +3 29% / 71% 14% $66,756 82 96%
Biology 125 26% / 74% 2% $64,610 80 90%
Environmental Science 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $50,868 55 100%
Environmental Studies 11 36% / 64% 0% $50,868 55 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 35 +1 6% / 94% 3% $65,981 81 85%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 90 19% / 81% 1% $56,841 68 94%
Nursing 154 +2 19% / 81% 1% $140,778 100 98%
Public Health 79 +1 24% / 76% 3% $73,318 87
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 99 61% / 39% 0% $52,695 59 91%
Accounting 3 67% / 33% 33%
Business Management and Administration 635 48% / 52% 2% $68,132 83 92%
Economics 16 81% / 19% 6% $60,361 74 94%
Hospitality Administration/Management 28 18% / 82% 0% $54,302 63 94%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 13 38% / 62% 0% $58,494 71 93%
Anthropology 6 67% / 33% 0% $50,037 53
English 26 +2 46% / 54% 0% $32,481 9 93%
Ethnic Studies 47 +1 23% / 77% 0% $48,993 50 95%
French 1 100% / 0% 0%
Geography 7 100% / 0% 0% $57,073 68
History 30 +1 47% / 53% 0% $46,343 42 97%
Human Development and Family Studies 259 7% / 93% 0% $54,308 63 90%
Intercultural and International Studies 6 +2 0% / 100% 0% $60,669 75
Philosophy 6 50% / 50% 0% $49,273 51
Political Science 41 32% / 68% 0% $67,438 82 94%
Psychology 306 +1 24% / 76% 2% $50,617 54 95%
Social Sciences 8 75% / 25% 0%
Sociology 96 +2 21% / 79% 0% $53,366 61 93%
Spanish 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $49,394 51
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 75 49% / 51% 3% $58,925 72 93%
General Education 48 19% / 81% 0% $51,589 57 87%
Fine Arts 15 47% / 53% 0% $47,734 46 88%
Fine/Studio Arts 106 55% / 45% 2% $47,734 46 88%
Music 14 64% / 36% 36% $43,928 35
Theater 13 46% / 54% 0% $39,702 23
Construction Management 33 85% / 15% 3% $102,082 98 96%
Criminal Justice 117 41% / 59% 0% $61,034 75 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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.2% 919 24% / 76% 1% $52,754 60 93%
Business & Economics 24.4% 695 47% / 53% 2% $67,212 82 92%
Health Sciences 16.0% 457 28% / 72% 1% $87,776 95 94%
Computer Science 7.7% 221 86% / 14% 7% $97,868 98 78%
Professional 5.3% 150 51% / 49% 1% $70,065 85 95%
Arts 5.2% 148 54% / 46% 5% $46,668 43 88%
Life & Natural Sciences 4.6% 132 26% / 74% 2% $64,724 80 90%
Education 1.7% 48 19% / 81% 0% $51,589 57 87%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 43 53% / 47% 2% $75,431 89 92%
Engineering 0.9% 26 85% / 15% 4% $86,964 95 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.5% 14 43% / 57% 0% $50,868 55 100%

Research R3

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $8.1M #63 80% $0 11 #315
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 #461

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 75%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind