California State University-Bakersfield (out-of-state)

Overall, California State University-Bakersfield is a somewhat selective school. Around 14,500 applications are received by the school every year. The overall acceptance rate is around 84 percent which equals about 12,200 students who were successful in the admission process of the school. But, when the semester begins, only about 1,320 or 11 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 16 - 23 for ACT or 890 - 1,140 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.