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California State University - Bakersfield was awarded 416 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, CSUB is ranked #1,126 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. CSUB has maintained this ranking for at least two years in a row.
CSUB also holds the #127 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
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California State University - Bakersfield has an acceptance rate of 85%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for CSUB.
The student to faculty ratio at California State University - Bakersfield is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - Bakersfield is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California State University - Bakersfield enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at CSUB is 16%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,979 undergraduates at CSUB with 8,432 being full-time and 1,547 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,238 | $6,046 | $9,102 | $13,441 | $17,301 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSUB, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSUB, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,603 a year. That adds up to $18,412 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSUB is 5.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for CSUB are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099 |
| Phone: | 661-654-2782 |
| Website: | www.csub.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/csubakersfield |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/csubakersfield |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 392 | $33,538 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 361 | $18,756 |
| General Psychology | 280 | $23,911 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 189 | $28,455 |
| Sociology | 147 | $25,051 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 142 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 129 | NA |
| Computer Science | 129 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 109 | $32,507 |
| Nursing | 106 | $81,247 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 10,000 students took at least one online class at California State University - Bakersfield. This is a decrease from the 11,718 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 10,000 | 6,038 |
| 2019-2020 | 11,718 | 10,742 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,178 | 625 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,401 | 398 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,043 | 188 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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