Riverside, CA · Private · 8,179 undergraduates · urban
California Baptist University
Moderately selective
CBU combines a Christian residential university model with broad professional options in nursing, engineering, business, and aviation.
Institutional profile
Established Strong in student experience, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- 73.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 61.7%
7,935 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$61,504 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets California Baptist University apart
Academic design
Nursing, engineering, aviation, business, architecture, and health sciences provide major applied pathways.
Campus pattern
Riverside places students within the Inland Empire employment market.
Career & value signal
Regional hospitals, logistics, construction, aviation, and business employers support internships and clinical experiences.
Can I get in?
73.6% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
7,935About 74 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Record over scores
No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for California Baptist University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What California Baptist University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Nursing, engineering, aviation, business, architecture, and health sciences provide major applied pathways.
Make institutional fit specific
CBU combines a Christian residential university model with broad professional options in nursing, engineering, business, and aviation.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
$45 application fee
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at California Baptist University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
What is campus life like?
California Baptist University beyond the classroom
Riverside places students within the Inland Empire employment market.
A defining academic feature
Nursing, engineering, aviation, business, architecture, and health sciences provide major applied pathways.
What shapes an ordinary week
Riverside places students within the Inland Empire employment market.
Where the degree can lead
Regional hospitals, logistics, construction, aviation, and business employers support internships and clinical experiences.