Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CBU

At California Baptist University, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 74.62%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 74.00%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California Baptist University than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 29.36%, and the 2024 yield is 22.00%. The number of CBU applicants increased by 3.67% (281 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 74.62%, and this year's acceptance rate is 74.00% at California Baptist University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 72.98% and women students' rate is 75.62%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California Baptist University than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California Baptist University over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	78.80%	78.59%	78.91%
2014-15	79.61% 0.81%	77.95% 1.63%	80.53% 1.63%
2015-16	65.41% -14.20%	66.31% -15.64%	64.90% -15.64%
2016-17	63.99% -1.42%	53.20% 6.54%	71.44% 6.54%
2017-18	77.08% 13.09%	75.63% 6.51%	77.95% 6.51%
2018-19	79.55% 2.47%	77.37% 2.76%	80.71% 2.76%
2019-20	78.28% -1.27%	77.77% -2.17%	78.55% -2.17%
2020-21	80.18% 1.90%	78.62% 2.41%	80.96% 2.41%
2021-22	64.00% -16.18%	64.01% -16.95%	64.01% -16.95%
2022-23	79.92% 15.92%	78.29% 16.82%	80.83% 16.82%
2023-24	74.00% -5.92%	75.01% -7.83%	73.00% -7.83%
Average	74.62%	72.98%	75.62%

California Baptist University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.36% where the current academic year yield is 22.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California Baptist University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32.71%	36.80%	30.52%
2014-15	32.50% -0.21%	36.80% -0.35%	30.17% -0.35%
2015-16	40.49% 7.99%	44.60% 7.95%	38.12% 7.95%
2016-17	36.03% -4.46%	38.24% -3.23%	34.89% -3.23%
2017-18	36.38% 0.35%	40.73% -1.05%	33.84% -1.05%
2018-19	30.61% -5.77%	34.85% -5.41%	28.43% -5.41%
2019-20	23.61% -7.01%	25.28% -5.70%	22.74% -5.70%
2020-21	24.37% 0.76%	26.43% 0.62%	23.36% 0.62%
2021-22	23.01% -1.36%	25.00% -2.37%	20.99% -2.37%
2022-23	21.30% -1.71%	22.74% -0.46%	20.52% -0.46%
2023-24	22.00% 0.70%	23.99% 0.49%	21.01% 0.49%
Average	29.36%	32.31%	27.69%

California Baptist University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 6,282, the average number of admitted is 4,682, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,293. The number of CBU applicants increased by 3.67% (281 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California Baptist University from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	3,853	3,036	993
2014-15	4,198 345	3,342 93	1,086 93
2015-16	4,180 -18	2,734 21	1,107 21
2016-17	4,971 791	3,181 39	1,146 39
2017-18	5,039 68	3,884 267	1,413 267
2018-19	6,595 1,556	5,246 193	1,606 193
2019-20	8,241 1,646	6,451 -83	1,523 -83
2020-21	6,961 -1,280	5,581 -163	1,360 -163
2021-22	9,474 2,513	6,063 35	1,395 35
2022-23	7,654 -1,820	6,117 -92	1,303 -92
2023-24	7,935 281	5,872 -11	1,292 -11
Average	6,282	4,682	1,293

California Baptist University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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