California State University-Bakersfield (out-of-state)

Overall, California State University-Bakersfield is a non selective school. Around 13,800 applications are received by the school every year. The overall acceptance rate is around 87 percent which equals about 12,000 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,110 or 9 percent of the candidates who received the letter of acceptance from California State University-Bakersfield choose to register. The school tends to see 40 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 59 percent who are women. When the term commences, about 64 percent of those accepted women chose California State University-Bakersfield and 35 percent were men. First-year students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-Bakersfield when applying. Most often, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 14 - 20 for ACT or 810 - 1,040 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits, Credit for life experiences, and Dual enrollment. California State University-Bakersfield’s undergraduate application fee is $70.