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California State University - Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099

General information

(661) 654-2782

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degrees, Masters degrees, Specialist Degrees
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	7,700 (2007)
2009-2008 Undergraduate application fee:	$ 55

About this School

California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), also called Cal State Bakersfield, is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a 375 acre (1.5 km²) campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system. The university offers 31 bachelor's and 22 master's degree programs. The main building is the Walter Stiern Library, with a 650,000 volume capacity. As of fall 2002, some 7,700 undergraduate and graduate students attended CSUB, at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the satellite campus in Lancaster, California, in the Antelope Valley of Los Angeles County.

History

CSUB owes its founding to the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960, which formalized the creation of the CSU-system, initially as the "California State Colleges"-system. The areas in the Southern San Joaquin Valley had been demanding a four-year university since the 1950s. After considering several locations, including nearby Delano and parts of Kings and Tulare County, a steering committee decided on Bakersfield because at the time it was the largest isolated metropolitan area in the United States without a 4-year university. Their decision was turned into a bill by Bakersfield's State Senator Walter W. Stiern, ratified by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Edmond G. Brown. Under these rules, the school was founded as California State College, Bakersfield in 1965. It opened for classes in September 1970. In 1982 the California State College system became the California State University system and the school changed to its present name.

Tuition and Fees	2009-2008	2008-2007	2007-2006
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$ 4,065	$ 3,714	$ 3,387
Out of State	$ 14,247	$ 13,884	$ 13,557
Books and Supplies	$ 1,425	$ 1,386	$ 1,314
On-Campus
Room and board	$ 6,852	$ 6,537	$ 6,195
Other Expenses	$ 3,537	$ 3,483	$ 3,412
Off Campus
Room and board	$ 9,342	$ 7,794	$ 6,609
Other Expenses	$ 3,816	$ 3,711	$ 3,634
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$ 3,450	$ 3,321	$ 3,233

Financial aid 2006-2007

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	50%	$ 3,672
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	43%	$ 1,989
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	60%	$ 3,273
Loans to students	22%	$ 2,570

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