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California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, CA · For-profit · Large suburb · CAU · California Aeronautical University

For-profit institution in Bakersfield, CA · 383 undergraduates · $38,361 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$38,2051,877th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,4651,490th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,4651,438th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,8541,326th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$30,7051,816th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,3611,672nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,1821,399th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.9%1,447th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
62.1%1,540th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3831,738th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
49.9%379th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 109 mi (LAX)

List appearances

This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 4 of 4 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$63,005$48,041
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$37,568$34,847
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$37,208$32,925
Air TransportationTransportationbachelors——

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California Aeronautical University’s 383 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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