Overall, California State University-Bakersfield is a non selective school. Around 13,200 applications are received by the school every year. The overall acceptance rate is around 94 percent which equals about 12,400 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,290 or 10 percent of the candidates who received the letter of acceptance from California State University-Bakersfield choose to register. The school tends to see 41 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 58 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 and Credit for life experiences. California State University-Bakersfield’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2024 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2013
Applications
13,229
Male 5,475
Female 7,754

 

Acceptance
12,416
Male 5,106
Female 7,310

 

Enrollment Total
1,294
Male 462
Female 832


Acceptance Rate
93.9%
Male
93.3%
Female
94.3%

 

Yield
10.4%
Male
9%
Female
11.4%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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