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California Baptist University

Riverside, CA · Private · Large city · CBU

Private institution in Riverside, CA · 7,914 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $61,504 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
$27,3841,604th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$39,7201,632nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,7201,598th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$52,4081,533rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0631,501st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,504490th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,336438th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.5%795th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
74.2%1,012th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.6%707th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
7,914318th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
41.0%660th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 56 mi (LAX)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 71 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$81,361$84,201
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,420$66,821
Public Administrationbachelors$66,171$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,486$68,499
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$70,009
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$60,839—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$55,512$50,856
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$49,417$51,586
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,260$51,106
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,305$43,426
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$44,170$38,289
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$43,798—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $10,658,063 (M $4,738,309 · W $5,919,754)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California Baptist University’s 7,914 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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