SCHOOLS / CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-BAKERSFIELD

California State University-Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, CAIPEDS 110486CARNEGIE CLASS 18
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th875
Median1,000
75th1,135
§ 6% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th19
Median22
75th24
§ 100% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED ACT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 84%SAT SUBMIT 6%ACT SUBMIT 100%

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reportedNo Early Action reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants14,532reported count
Admits12,23084%
Class seats1,36611% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants14,53212,23084%1,366School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 11%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Application cost

Application fee: $70. Fee waivers are reported as available.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reportedAcademic merit aid checkedNon-need aid for nonresidents
No-need grant recipients501% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$1,804H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$5,652Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: Reported. Non-need aid for nonresidents: Reported.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$59,009
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
50%
6-year completion
Average net price
$5,652
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$16,600
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$34,128$34k
MEDIAN
$59,009$59k
P75
$84,724$85k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

CDS H2A · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
← MODAL BRACKET$3,536
$30,001 – $48,000
$3,817
$48,001 – $75,000
$5,835
$75,001 – $110,000
$9,480
$110,001 and up
$16,069
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
29%
6-yr grad
50%
8-yr grad
53%
Retention
79%
Pell grad
47%
Transfer
3%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.