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California State University-Bakersfield

Bakersfield, California

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California State University-Bakersfield

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About California State University-Bakersfield

California State University, Bakersfield (often abbreviated CSUB or shortened to Cal State Bakersfield or CSU Bakersfield) is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, United States, and was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a 375-acre (152 ha) campus, becoming the 19th school in the 23-campus California State University system. The university offers 45 different Bachelor's degrees and 21 types of Master's degrees. The university offers a Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D).As of fall 2018, there are currently more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the satellite campus, Antelope Valley Center in Lancaster, California. CSU Bakersfield has more than 50,000 alumni from its four schools: Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Administration; Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering; and Social Sciences and Education. The university is primarily a commuter campus serving the city of Bakersfield. CSU Bakersfield's petroleum geology program is the only one offered by a public university west of the Rockies.

Location

Located in Bakersfield, California.

9001 Stockdale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA, 93311-1099, Kern County

California State University-Bakersfield Rankings

Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.

2024 Best Colleges in America

#798 of 6828

2024 Best Colleges in California

#73 of 703

2024 Best Public Colleges in California

#29 of 188

Most Popular Majors

The most popular major at California State University-Bakersfield is Business Management followed by Education, Liberal Arts, Psychology and Social Sciences.

Graduation Rate

Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from California State University-Bakersfield within four or six years.

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Notable Alumni