California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 8,234
Graduate Enrollment: 3,237
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: Southern Baptist

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential // full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 63.73%

Male/Female: 34% / 66% (2017)

First generation college students: 41.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 15.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
2021 Median Admit SAT: 1,064


2021 Median Admit ACT: 22


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 69.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 48.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 35.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 26.5% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 35.2%
Black: 6.6%
Hispanic: 39.2%
Asian: 6.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.9%
2+ races: 5.8%
Non-resident alien: 2.2%
Unknown race: 3.3%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $46,274
In-State tuition: $37,018
Out-of-State tuition: $37,018

Estimated books and supplies: $1,126 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,710 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,060 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,254 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,060 (2022)

Average Family Income: $75,663 (2017)
Median Family Income: $42,597 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 44.2%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 64.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,063 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $276 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $17,485
$30k-48k $18,585
$48k-75k $20,593
$75k-110k $22,423
$110k+ $28,526

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 37%
6-year graduation rate: 57%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.7% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $26,063 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $11,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $21,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $22,250 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)		 Percentage
@1 Year 59.0% (2015)
@3 year 66.3% (2017)
@5 year 80.1% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 39.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 41.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,766 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $55,615 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 4
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 15
Master's Degree Architecture. 10
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 23 $25,126 $265 $33,834 ($2,820) $45,246 ($3,771)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 14 $26,869 $276 $24,316 ($2,026) $30,239 ($2,520)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 25 $22,718 $244 $30,157 ($2,513) $43,438 ($3,620)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 15 $264 $67,679 ($5,640) $55,517 ($4,626)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 12 $56,801 ($4,733)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 9
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 24 $813 $70,390 ($5,866)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 3
Master's Degree Education, General. 255 $366 $63,367 ($5,281) $72,357 ($6,030)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 14 $466
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 18 $466 $44,282 ($3,690)
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 20 $23,125 $225
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 56 $31,250 $299 $27,108 ($2,259) $33,227 ($2,769)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 17 $57,188 ($4,766)
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 19 $27,000 $286 $72,391 ($6,033) $78,740 ($6,562)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 24 $27,000 $284 $72,777 ($6,065) $78,931 ($6,578)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 29 $27,000 $286 $68,241 ($5,687) $81,620 ($6,802)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 5
Bachelor's Degree Construction Engineering Technologies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 11
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 29 $20,500 $228 $23,930 ($1,994) $34,054 ($2,838)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 88 $28,587 $300 $30,468 ($2,539) $45,432 ($3,786)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 14 $26,750 $284 $39,156 ($3,263) $45,525 ($3,794)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 33 $27,000 $270 $28,215 ($2,351) $59,419 ($4,952)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 6
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 8
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 5
Bachelor's Degree Behavioral Sciences. 25 $25,680 $265 $24,355 ($2,030)
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 9
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Sustainability Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 110 $27,449 $281 $34,936 ($2,911) $41,159 ($3,430)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 77 $265 $49,637 ($4,136) $53,596 ($4,466)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 4
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 25 $24,474 $259 $25,052 ($2,088)
Bachelor's Degree Bible/Biblical Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology. 5
Master's Degree Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries. 5
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 3
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 156 $27,000 $276 $29,737 ($2,478) $41,845 ($3,487)
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 187 $700 $48,553 ($4,046) $59,740 ($4,978)
Bachelor's Degree History. 22 $20,000 $212 $34,441 ($2,870) $33,040 ($2,753)
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 37 $35,287 $354 $42,758 ($3,563)
Master's Degree Public Health. 22 $466
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 63 $26,372 $276 $37,643 ($3,137) $57,399 ($4,783)
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 4
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 16 $39,244 $389 $61,001 ($5,083)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 32 $311 $69,459 ($5,788) $79,662 ($6,639)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 15
Master's Degree Social Work. 75 $508 $58,904 ($4,909)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 21 $26,400 $265 $25,169 ($2,097) $47,171 ($3,931)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 47 $27,000 $280 $26,339 ($2,195) $48,835 ($4,070)
Bachelor's Degree Air Transportation. 13 $53,046 ($4,421)
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 9
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 45 $26,487 $276 $25,199 ($2,100)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 11
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 15 $26,988 $276
Bachelor's Degree Music. 10
Master's Degree Music. 5
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 37 $27,000 $280 $25,282 ($2,107) $61,858 ($5,155)
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 35 $26,375 $272 $39,782 ($3,315) $52,683 ($4,390)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 2
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 48 $1,078 $59,281 ($4,940) $54,452 ($4,538)
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 157 $35,718 $353 $84,592 ($7,049) $91,155 ($7,596)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 75 $1,059 $106,556 ($8,880) $138,745 ($11,562)
Doctoral Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 2
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 156 $28,619 $286 $47,611 ($3,968) $63,415 ($5,285)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 25 $49,129 $410 $54,121 ($4,510)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 198 $271 $71,770 ($5,981) $98,089 ($8,174)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 49 $34,104 $329 $53,732 ($4,478) $77,916 ($6,493)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 10 $59,662 ($4,972)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 2
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 1
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 36 $27,000 $286 $38,913 ($3,243) $61,290 ($5,108)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $91,359
Full time faculty: 43%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0

School's endowment start of year: $82,924,687 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $103,827,086 (2022)