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Acceptance Rate 86.55%
Yield 9.25%
Applicants 13,834
Admitted 11,973
Enrolled 1,107

CSU Bakersfield Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 86.55% at California State University-Bakersfield. Total 13,834 students applied and 11,973 were accepted.
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 Rate86.55%
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 86.55%. A total of 13,834 students (5,621 men and 8,213 women) have applied to and 11,973 (4,759 men and 7,214 women) students admitted to California State University-Bakersfield.
Among them, 391 male and 716 female students have enrolled into CSU Bakersfield and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.25%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSU Bakersfield
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants13,8345,6218,21300
Admitted11,9734,7597,21400
Enrolled1,10739171600
Acceptance Rate 86.55% 84.66% 87.84% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.25% 8.22% 9.93% - -
[Chart] California State University-Bakersfield Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Bakersfield, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for CSU Bakersfield
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 CSU Bakersfield

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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