by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
California Baptist University was awarded 191 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is pre-art therapy.
Cal Baptist landed the #664 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Cal Baptist held the #890 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 170 colleges in California, Cal Baptist is ranked at #86.
California Baptist University has an acceptance rate of 80%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 92% of students accepted to Cal Baptist submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 570.
Learn more about California Baptist University admissions.
At California Baptist University, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at California Baptist University is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California Baptist University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Cal Baptist have a four-year graduation rate of 36%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at California Baptist University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,109 undergraduates at Cal Baptist with 7,243 being full-time and 866 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,769 | $22,162 | $25,553 | $28,614 | $34,536 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cal Baptist, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cal Baptist, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $8,696 a year. That adds up to $34,784 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Cal Baptist is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at California Baptist University make the most money.
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Contact details for Cal Baptist are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504-3297 |
| Phone: | 877-228-3615 |
| Website: | www.calbaptist.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CalBaptist/ |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/calbaptist |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 177 | $27,214 |
| Nursing | 156 | $79,565 |
| General Business/Commerce | 156 | $47,954 |
| Health & Physical Education | 151 | $32,614 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 81 | $24,678 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 76 | $26,552 |
| General Biology | 67 | $23,631 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 64 | $35,400 |
| Marketing | 58 | $41,280 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 56 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 9,356 students took at least one online class at California Baptist University. This is an increase from the 6,112 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 9,356 | 2,580 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,112 | 2,335 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,645 | 2,273 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,527 | 2,234 |
| 2015-2016 | 4,447 | 2,066 |
Learn more about online learning at California Baptist University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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