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Acceptance Rate 84.88%
Yield 23.77%
Applicants 7,990
Admitted 6,782
Enrolled 1,612

CBU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 84.88% at California Baptist University. Total 7,990 students applied and 6,782 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$45
Graduate Application Fees$45
Admission Informationwww.calbaptist.edu/admissions
Online Applicationwww.calbaptist.edu/future-students/why-cbu/applying-cbu/
Acceptance Rate84.88%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 84.88%. A total of 7,990 students (2,830 men and 5,160 women) have applied to and 6,782 (2,363 men and 4,419 women) students admitted to California Baptist University.
Among them, 583 male and 1,029 female students have enrolled into CBU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 23.77%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CBU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants7,9902,8305,16000
Admitted6,7822,3634,41900
Enrolled1,6125831,02900
Acceptance Rate 84.88% 83.50% 85.64% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 23.77% 24.67% 23.29% - -
[Chart] California Baptist University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California Baptist University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for CBU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CBU

The calendar system at California Baptist University is Semester. California Baptist University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California Baptist University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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