Bakersfield, CA · Public
93.8%
Acceptance rate
$5,825
Avg net price
8,183
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 2,228Master’s 389Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 339Master’s 7Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 319Master’s 54Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 306Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 156Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 149Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 134Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 124Master’s 179Doctoral 9 |
| Bachelor’s 117Master’s 30Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 98Master’s 13Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 98Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 66Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 59Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 3Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 46Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 45Master’s 11Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 26Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s 86Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 7Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
California State University, Bakersfield
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Big West Conference
Projected sponsored sports16
Athletic participation
350 unique student-athletes · 14 varsity teams
Admissions Application Filing Period
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Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $6,084
- Required fees
- $2,006
- Food and housing
- $15,076
- Books and supplies
- $954
- Other expenses
- $3,702
- Total
- $27,822
- $25,0312019–2019–20
- $24,7942020–2120–21
- $24,8772021–2221–22
- $26,3612022–2322–23
- $26,9762023–2423–24
- $27,8222024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $5,825 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 84%
- Average share of need met
- 67%
- Average need-based grant
- $13,595
- Required forms
- FAFSA
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from California State University-Bakersfield’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
California State University-Bakersfield admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
No early admission plans appear in California State University-Bakersfield's Common Data Set filing.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. California State University-Bakersfield admits in-state applicants at 86.7%, out-of-state applicants at 77.4%, and international applicants at 37.1%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
1,366 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
6% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
1% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
California State University-Bakersfield’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one.
High-school GPA
shares of all enrolled first-years
Average 3.44
California State University-Bakersfield rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Very important
- Class rank
- Not considered
- Standardized test scores
- Not considered
- Application essay
- Not considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent / ability
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Character / personal qualities
- Not considered
- First generation
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Geographical residence
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Volunteer work
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
California State University-Bakersfield leaves 3 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)
California State University-Bakersfield's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $5,825 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 914 of 1,087 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, California State University-Bakersfield offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.
Offered a place
Not disclosedAccepted a place
Not disclosedAdmitted off waitlist
Not disclosedWaitlist ranked
Not disclosed79.7% of California State University-Bakersfield’s first-years return for a second year and 49.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03