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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
$38,2051,891st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,4651,504th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,4651,452nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$44,8541,336th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$30,7051,830th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,3611,681st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,1821,404th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
41.9%1,461st highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
62.1%1,550th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
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Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
3831,743rd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
49.9%382nd highest of 2,140 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——