unitid 110486 · Bakersfield, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
California State University-Bakersfield
- enrollment 2023
- 12,062
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
94%
81st pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
8,577
68th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
61%
undergrads on Pell grants
94th pctl among public 4-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
58th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$19,522
33rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$5,652
after aid, aided students
11th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,009
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$16,600
33rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,536 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k42%
- 30-48k25%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k8%
- 110k+7%
- Median family income
- $27,271
- First-generation students
- 58%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,090
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 362 | $57,559 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 317 | $58,622 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 277 | $53,226 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 168 | $61,462 | — |
| Sociology. | 134 | $56,392 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 131 | — | — |
| Education, General. | 111 | $86,211 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 102 | $52,429 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 87 | $111,384 | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 80 | $52,896 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 70 | $99,567 | — |
| Social Work. | 69 | $78,867 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- California State University-Dominguez Hills →
- California State University-Stanislaus →
- California State University-San Bernardino →
- California State University-Los Angeles →
- California State University-Fresno →
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio →
- The University of Texas at El Paso →
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.