California State University - East Bay Business Programs

Located in Hayward, California, California State University - East Bay is a public institution. Hayward is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

California State University - East Bay 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 Cal State East Bay.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Construction Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal State East Bay has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Construction Management	College Factual
#3	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Construction Management	College Factual
#58	Best Value Colleges for General Economics	College Factual
#67	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#161	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#179	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is California State University - East Bay?

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:	www.csueastbay.edu

How Do I Get Into Cal State East Bay?

You can apply to Cal State East Bay online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal State East Bay

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 Cal State East Bay?

The acceptance rate at California State University - East Bay is 73%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 69%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Can I Afford California State University - East Bay?

The overall average net price of Cal State East Bay is $29,560. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cal State East Bay, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,606 a year. That adds up to $22,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal State East Bay is 4.4%. 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 - East Bay Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 13,141 undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay, with 10,473 being full-time and 2,668 being part-time.

There are also 3,112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,473 full-time undergraduates at Cal State East Bay, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,375
Black or African American	1,000
Hispanic or Latino	4,032
White	1,429
International Students	588
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,049

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - East Bay. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 76 countries are represented at Cal State East Bay. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - East Bay

In 2019-2020, 16,225 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal State East Bay has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 20th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Cal State East Bay

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - East Bay was $6,890 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,770. The following table shows how Cal State East Bay is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	#1	#1
Hospitality Management	#4	#7

Online Growth Rankings of Cal State East Bay

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - East Bay was 199.5%. This is the #240 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal State East Bay 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 - East Bay Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	866	145	1,011
Management Science	0	113	113
Construction Management	48	32	80
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	62	12	74
General Economics	33	13	46
Accounting	0	25	25
Taxation	0	1	1
TOTAL	1,009	341	1,350

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.