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Acceptance Rate 87.00%
Yield 9.00%
Applicants 13,834
Admitted 12,036
Enrolled 1,083

Applying To CSU Bakersfield

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87% at California State University-Bakersfield where a total of 13,834 students applied and 12,036 were accepted. It requires three items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CSU Bakersfield.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.csub.edu/Admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate87.00%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.00% where a total of 13,834 students (5,621 men and 8,213 women) have applied to CSU Bakersfield and 12,036 (4,778 men and 7,227 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 382 male and 723 female students have enrolled into CSU Bakersfield and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSU Bakersfield
TotalMenWomen
Applicants13,8345,6218,213
Admitted12,0364,7787,227
Enrolled1,083382723
Acceptance Rate 87.00% 85.00% 87.99%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.00% 7.99% 10.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Admission Requirements

California State University-Bakersfield requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for CSU Bakersfield
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✗
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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

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