Bakersfield, California · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Bakersfield, California, California State University-Bakersfield is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 10,419 students in fall 2024, including 8,865 undergraduates and 1,554 graduate students. It is part of California State University.
California State University-Bakersfield offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 2,626 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
79% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
10,419
Students enrolled
79%
First-year retention
2,626
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 49
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
79%
First-year retention, part-time students
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,228
Master's degrees
389
Doctoral degrees (research)
9
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,419
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,865
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,554
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
12,817
Undergraduates, 2024-25
10,973
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,844
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
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
13%
Hispanic or Latino
68%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California State University
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big West Conference
President
Vernon B. Harper, JR.,
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization