More selective than 32% of California colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $54,038. College Scorecard.
Higher than 52% of California colleges we cover and 65% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 44% of California colleges we cover and 73% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
CBU acceptance rate & admissions
Of 7,935 applicants, California Baptist University admitted 5,838 and 1,282 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class).
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
CBU tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
State aid: California residents who meet income, asset and GPA standards may receive a Cal Grant (California Student Aid Commission); apply with the FAFSA or California Dream Act Application. Not included in the prices above. California Student Aid Commission
CBU majors, earnings & careers
California Baptist University offers 79 bachelor's majors across 11 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Engineering · 12
- Humanities & Languages · 12
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 11
- Health & Medicine · 10
- Science & Math · 9
- Business & Finance · 8
- Arts & Design · 6
- Communications & Media · 4
- Technology & Computing · 4
- Education · 2
- Trades & Applied Technology · 1
Highest-earning majors at CBU
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | $108,157 | $35,718 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $105,046 | $27,000 |
| Computer Engineering | $96,506 | $27,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | $93,038 | — |
| Civil Engineering | $90,251 | $27,000 |
| Accounting | $81,150 | $34,104 |
| Business Administration | $80,632 | $49,129 |
| Public Health | $77,329 | $35,287 |
Quick list of all 79 majors
- Accounting$81,150
- Air Transportation$72,629
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)—
- Anthropology—
- Applied Statistics—
- Architectural Sciences and Technology—
- Architecture—
- Behavioral Sciences$48,922
- Bible Studies—
- Biochemistry—
- Biology$52,118
- Biomedical Engineering—
- Business$68,936
- Business Administration$80,632
- Chemical Engineering—
- Chemistry—
- Civil Engineering$90,251
- Communications$60,883
- Computer and Information Sciences$93,038
- Computer Engineering$96,506
- Computer Science—
- Construction Engineering—
- Construction Engineering Technology / Technician—
- Criminal Justice$65,603
- Data Analytics—
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$41,749
- Education (Subject Teaching)—
- Electrical and Computer Engineering—
- Engineering—
- English$56,656
- Entrepreneurship—
- Environmental Science / Conservation—
- Film and Photography—
- Finance—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$47,494
- Graphic Communications$51,834
- Health Administration$51,070
- Health Sciences$59,801
- History$54,239
- Human Services—
- Industrial Engineering—
- Information Technology—
- International / Global Studies—
- International Business—
- Journalism$58,821
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$60,816
- Liberal Arts / General Studies$55,968
- Management Science / Analytics—
- Marketing$56,350
- Mathematics—
- Mechanical Engineering$105,046
- Missions / Missionary Studies and Missiology—
- Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other—
- Music—
- Nursing$108,157
- Nutrition Science—
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration—
- Philosophy—
- Physiology$76,789
- Political Science$64,605
- Pre-Med / Pre-Health—
- Psychology$61,103
- Psychology (Clinical / Counseling)—
- Public Administration$75,949
- Public Health$77,329
- Public Relations and Advertising$52,904
- Religious Music and Worship—
- Religious Studies$47,121
- Security / Homeland Security—
- Social Work—
- Sociology$54,060
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages—
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$67,621
- Statistics—
- Studio Art—
- Sustainability Studies—
- Theatre$40,432
- Visual and Performing Arts—
- Writing—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Nursing → Registered nurse
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 5.6% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Business → Management analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 10.1% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Riverside
Overall prices in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $2,103. Housing costs 29% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 9 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: wildfire (very high); river flooding (very high); heat wave (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Riverside County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Riverside County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare CBU with similar schools
Similar private colleges in California by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University | 85% | $26,285 | 62% | $61,504 | This school |
| Azusa Pacific University | 88% | $22,212 | 62% | $66,677 | |
| University of Redlands | 83% | $30,031 | 67% | $72,690 | |
| The Master's University and Seminary | 84% | $32,647 | 68% | $57,106 | |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | 84% | $38,729 | 77% | $63,998 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
California Baptist University would cost you $4,073 more per year than Azusa Pacific University, on average.
- Lower sticker price at California Baptist University, mostly from lower tuition & fees (−$3,230).
- Azusa Pacific University gives aided families $6,348 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, California resident | CBU | Azusa Pacific University | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $41,228 | $44,458 | −$3,230 |
| Books & supplies | $938 | $938 | $0 |
| Housing & meals | $11,630 | $9,724 | +$1,906 |
| Personal & travel | $3,610 | $3,530 | +$80 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$3,368 | −$2,337 | −$1,031 |
| Sticker price | $54,038 | $56,313 | −$2,275 |
| Average grants | −$27,753 | −$34,101 | +$6,348 |
| You pay | $26,285 | $22,212 | +$4,073 |
“+” means CBU costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about CBU
What is the CBU acceptance rate?
California Baptist University accepts 85% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 5,838 of 7,935 applicants were admitted.
How much does California Baptist University cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $54,038 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $26,285 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $22,298 and families earning $110k+ pay $33,971.
How much do CBU graduates earn?
Former California Baptist University students earn a median $61,504 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the CBU graduation rate?
62% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 74% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “California Baptist University: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/california-baptist-university (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).