Riverside, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
California Baptist University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Riverside, California. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 11,902 students in fall 2024, including 8,417 undergraduates and 3,485 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Southern Baptist.
California Baptist University offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 116 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Social Work. It awarded 3,244 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
11,902
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
3,244
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
116
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
AssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 116
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,802
Associate degrees
14
Master's degrees
1,306
Doctoral degrees (research)
122
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,902
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,417
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,485
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
14,458
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,953
Graduate students, 2024-25
4,505
Full-time, 2024-25
74%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
44%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Southern Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Western Athletic Conference
President
Ronald Ellis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization