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California State University, Bakersfield

Basic Information

Type Public
Population 650,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 8,183
Men / Women 35% / 65%
Hispanic 69%
White 15%
Asian 8%
Black 4%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 62%
Life & Natural Sciences 16%
Business & Economics 14%
Engineering, Computing & Math 7%
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 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #268
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #280
Life & Natural Sciences $2M #399
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 7 #525
Life & Natural Sciences 0 #612

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts and Humanities 260 33% / 67% 0% $47,841
Communications 101 30% / 70% 0% $46,397
English 39 28% / 72% 0% $57,412
History 55 64% / 36% 0% $43,708
Philosophy 5 0% / 100% 0%
Religious Studies 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Spanish 29 +4 7% / 93% 0%
Art 24 +1 12% / 88% 4%
Music 5 80% / 20% 0%
Theatre 1 100% / 0% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business and Public Administration 304 47% / 53% 3% $69,297
Agricultural Business 13 69% / 31% 0%
Business Administration 274 +1 45% / 55% 3% $69,525
Economics 11 82% / 18% 0%
Public Administration 6 50% / 50% 0% $58,910
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering 376 48% / 52% 1% $69,614
Computer Engineering 11 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 53 87% / 13% 0% $74,060
Electrical Engineering 26 73% / 27% 0%
Engineering 28 79% / 21% 0%
Engineering Sciences 3 67% / 33% 33% $77,966
Mathematics 19 47% / 53% 0% $58,819
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 15 47% / 53% 0%
Biology 67 +1 33% / 67% 1% $52,864
Biomedical Sciences 42 10% / 90% 0% $47,700
Chemistry 5 80% / 20% 0% $60,416
Environmental Resource Management 10 60% / 40% 0% $67,349
Geology 9 56% / 44% 0%
Nursing 71 27% / 73% 0% $98,570
Public Health 16 19% / 81% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Social Sciences and Education 1,208 19% / 81% 1% $49,887
Kinesiology 105 43% / 57% 1% $46,811
Natural Sciences
Anthropology 4 50% / 50% 0%
Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies 160 +1 3% / 97% 0%
Criminal Justice 138 +1 28% / 72% 1% $54,391
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 42% / 58% 8%
Liberal Studies 325 +3 14% / 86% 1% $51,878
Political Science 32 34% / 66% 0% $46,104
Psychology 297 +5 16% / 84% 0% $47,103
Sociology 135 +2 21% / 79% 0% $49,904