Overall, California State University-Bakersfield is a non selective school. Around 14,000 applications are received by the school every year. The overall acceptance rate is around 88 percent which equals about 12,300 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,200 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 42 percent of the students who applied are men compared to 57 percent who are women. When the term commences, about 60 percent of those accepted women chose California State University-Bakersfield and 39 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 2023 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2013
Applications
13,950
Male 5,943
Female 8,007

 

Acceptance
12,303
Male 5,176
Female 7,127

 

Enrollment Total
1,204
Male 480
Female 724


Acceptance Rate
88.2%
Male
87.1%
Female
89%

 

Yield
9.8%
Male
9.3%
Female
10.2%


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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