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Statement · Riverside, CA

California Baptist University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $22,298 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $54,038.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $61,504 ten years after entering, the 73rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 62% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
13,556

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $54,038 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $21,941 and $33,971 a year depending on income at California Baptist University.

Statement of cost · California Baptist University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$54,038
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$22,298
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$26,285
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$41,228

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $22,298; $30–48k: $21,941; $48–75k: $22,620; $75–110k: $26,179; over $110k: $33,971. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$22,298
$30k–$48k$21,941
$48k–$75k$22,620
$75k–$110k$26,179
Over $110k$33,971

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $61,504; the median graduate who borrowed owes $26,063.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,336
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$58,531
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
73rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$61,504
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
74th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$26,063
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$20,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $52,336; 8 yrs after entry: $58,531; 10 yrs after entry: $61,504. Median graduate debt: $26,063. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $26,063.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$52,336
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$58,531
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$61,504
Median graduate debt$26,063

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at California Baptist University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's Degree325$69,855not reported
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree211$81,045not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree196$112,524not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree183not reported$49,129
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree179$101,705$35,718
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree164$57,219$27,000
Social WorkMaster's Degree138not reportednot reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree130$50,987$27,449
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's Degree86$62,081not reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree66$55,626$28,587
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree63$69,737$27,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree61$41,923$31,250
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree61$65,292$26,372
Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree58not reported$26,487
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree58$53,473$26,375
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree54$92,844$27,000
Public HealthMaster's Degree48not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree46$143,804not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree45$65,082not reported
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree42not reportednot reported
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree27$89,832not reported
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree27not reportednot reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree13$83,205$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree13not reportednot reported
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree22$97,633$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree27$70,524not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

California Baptist University: 8,179 undergraduates; 42% of students receive Pell grants; 85% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

85%

71st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

8,179

97th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

42%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

68th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

62%

finish within 150% of normal time

58th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

42%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$42,597

49th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k26%
  • $30k–$48k16%
  • $48k–$75k17%
  • $75k–$110k17%
  • Over $110k24%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k26%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75k17%
$75k–$110k17%
Over $110k24%

Similar schools

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.