by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California State University - East Bay was awarded 59 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Cal State East Bay as #464 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 161 colleges in California, Cal State East Bay is ranked at #62.
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With an acceptance rate of 96%, California State University - East Bay is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
At California State University - East Bay, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - East Bay is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
California State University - East Bay has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 17% for first-time, full-time students at Cal State East Bay, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 13,141 undergraduates at Cal State East Bay with 10,473 being full-time and 2,668 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,943 | $8,968 | $11,872 | $15,742 | $19,432 |
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 Cal State East Bay, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cal State East Bay, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $5,669 a year. That adds up to $22,676 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Cal State East Bay are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542 |
| Phone: | 510-885-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.csueastbay.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 946 | $51,549 |
| General Psychology | 460 | $37,702 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 311 | $42,602 |
| Computer Science | 261 | $60,371 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 238 | $45,387 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 228 | $41,195 |
| General Biology | 198 | $44,370 |
| Health & Physical Education | 195 | $33,189 |
| Nursing | 190 | $124,392 |
| Sociology | 188 | $39,378 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 9,946 students took at least one online class at California State University - East Bay. This is a decrease from the 12,884 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,946 | 3,715 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,884 | 7,069 |
| 2020-2021 | 16,225 | 15,367 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,481 | 1,554 |
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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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