Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CSU Bakersfield

At California State University-Bakersfield, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 70.56%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 88.00%. CSU Bakersfield's acceptance rate has been higher every year for the past 3 years.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 22.60%, and the 2024 yield is 10.00%. The number of CSU Bakersfield applicants decreased by 0.84% (116 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 70.56%, and this year's acceptance rate is 88.00% at California State University-Bakersfield. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 67.13% and women students' rate is 73.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	66.26%	63.52%	68.02%
2014-15	70.60% 4.34%	67.72% 4.51%	72.53% 4.51%
2015-16	68.75% -1.85%	65.58% -1.49%	71.04% -1.49%
2016-17	67.82% -0.93%	63.57% -0.28%	70.76% -0.28%
2017-18	61.12% -6.70%	56.22% -6.25%	64.51% -6.25%
2018-19	23.02% -38.10%	19.08% -38.43%	26.08% -38.43%
2019-20	80.71% 57.69%	77.25% 57.17%	83.25% 57.17%
2020-21	78.38% -2.33%	72.85% -1.26%	81.99% -1.26%
2021-22	85.00% 6.62%	81.01% 6.01%	88.01% 6.01%
2022-23	86.55% 1.55%	84.66% -0.17%	87.84% -0.17%
2023-24	88.00% 1.45%	86.99% 1.16%	89.00% 1.16%
Average	70.56%	67.13%	73.00%

California State University-Bakersfield Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 22.60% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30.23%	31.68%	29.36%
2014-15	26.35% -3.88%	26.76% -3.28%	26.08% -3.28%
2015-16	25.25% -1.09%	25.01% -0.67%	25.42% -0.67%
2016-17	23.66% -1.59%	23.16% -1.45%	23.97% -1.45%
2017-18	26.45% 2.79%	27.61% 1.78%	25.75% 1.78%
2018-19	56.66% 30.20%	59.79% 29.12%	54.88% 29.12%
2019-20	14.95% -41.70%	13.70% -39.07%	15.81% -39.07%
2020-21	14.77% -0.19%	12.36% 0.36%	16.16% 0.36%
2021-22	11.00% -3.77%	10.01% -4.16%	12.00% -4.16%
2022-23	9.25% -1.75%	8.22% -2.08%	9.93% -2.08%
2023-24	10.00% 0.76%	8.99% 0.08%	10.01% 0.08%
Average	22.60%	22.48%	22.67%

California State University-Bakersfield Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 10,621, the average number of admitted is 7,653, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 1,361. The number of CSU Bakersfield applicants decreased by 0.84% (116 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	6,630	4,393	1,328
2014-15	7,662 1,032	5,409 97	1,425 97
2015-16	8,432 770	5,797 39	1,464 39
2016-17	8,487 55	5,756 -102	1,362 -102
2017-18	8,882 395	5,429 74	1,436 74
2018-19	11,455 2,573	2,637 58	1,494 58
2019-20	12,935 1,480	10,440 67	1,561 67
2020-21	12,235 -700	9,590 -145	1,416 -145
2021-22	12,334 99	10,484 -263	1,153 -263
2022-23	13,834 1,500	11,973 -46	1,107 -46
2023-24	13,950 116	12,276 121	1,228 121
Average	10,621	7,653	1,361

California State University-Bakersfield Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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