Colleges / California Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Riverside, CA · City
CBU

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504-3297
Websitewww.calbaptist.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size8,179
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

8,179 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $54k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$216k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$105k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.2k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
8,179
Location
Riverside, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
CBU
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic44%
  • White30%
  • Black7%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown5%
  • International2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.

Colleges / California Baptist University
College · Private nonprofit · Riverside, CA · City
CBU

California Baptist University

Riverside, CA

Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
Address8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504-3297
Websitewww.calbaptist.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate85%
6-yr median pay$52k
Net price / yr$26k
Undergrad size8,179
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $26k/yr for a shot at a $52k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 85% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

8,179 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $54k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $26k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$216k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$105k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$111k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.0x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$41.2k
Room & board
$12.1k
Books & supplies
$1,062

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans61%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$26k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr62%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$52k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out25%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
8,179
Location
Riverside, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
CBU
Identity
Hispanic-servingReligious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic44%
  • White30%
  • Black7%
  • Asian6%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Unknown5%
  • International2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$43k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.