California State University - Bakersfield Business Programs

Located in Bakersfield, California, California State University - Bakersfield is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Bakersfield makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

California State University - Bakersfield Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#88	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is California State University - Bakersfield?

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

How Do I Get Into CSUB?

You can apply to CSUB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUB?

CSUB has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 82%.

Can I Afford California State University - Bakersfield?

The overall average net price of CSUB is $25,315. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 CSUB, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $4,825 a year. That adds up to $19,300 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.

California State University - Bakersfield Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,979 undergraduate students at CSUB, with 8,432 being full-time and 1,547 being part-time.

There are also 1,766 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,432 full-time undergraduates at CSUB, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Bakersfield students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	539
Black or African American	337
Hispanic or Latino	5,330
White	1,130
International Students	364
Other Races/Ethnicities	732

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Bakersfield. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at California State University - Bakersfield

In 2019-2020, 11,718 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUB has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CSUB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Bakersfield was 460.1%. This is the #147 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUB regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Bakersfield Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	392	96	488
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	19	0	19
General Economics	14	0	14
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0
TOTAL	425	96	521

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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