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California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is California Baptist University?

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

How Do I Get Into Cal Baptist?

You can apply to Cal Baptist online at: www.calbaptist.edu/future-students/why-cbu/applying-cbu/

Admission Requirements for Cal Baptist

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal Baptist?

The acceptance rate at Cal Baptist is 64%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Can I Afford California Baptist University?

The overall average net price of Cal Baptist is $34,356. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cal Baptist, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,823 a year. That adds up to $31,292 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal Baptist is 1.1%. 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.

California Baptist University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,252 undergraduate students at Cal Baptist, with 7,314 being full-time and 938 being part-time.

There are also 3,237 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,314 full-time undergraduates at Cal Baptist, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California Baptist University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	469
Black or African American	446
Hispanic or Latino	2,822
White	2,642
International Students	174
Other Races/Ethnicities	761

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California Baptist University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Cal Baptist. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Rwanda.

Online Learning at California Baptist University

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at Cal Baptist. In 2020-2021, 6,150 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cal Baptist has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Cal Baptist

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California Baptist University was 5.8%. This is the #1,108 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cal Baptist regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jeremylofgren under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.