Does California State University-Bakersfield require the SAT? No, it's test blind
California State University-Bakersfield is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 94% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Bakersfield doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 94% admit rate, California State University-Bakersfield is a Likely for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Bakersfield by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 94%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · California State University-Bakersfield admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS
California State University-Bakersfield admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 57%, from 8,432 in 2015 to 13,229 in 2024, and California State University-Bakersfield's admit rate went from 69% to 94%.
- 69%
- 94%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13,229 | 12,416 | 94% |
| 2023 | 13,950 | 12,303 | 88% |
| 2022 | 13,834 | 11,973 | 87% |
| 2021 | 12,334 | 10,510 | 85% |
| 2020 | 12,235 | 9,590 | 78% |
| 2019 | 12,935 | 10,440 | 81% |
| 2018 | 11,455 | 6,931 | 61% |
| 2017 | 8,882 | 5,429 | 61% |
| 2016 | 8,487 | 5,756 | 68% |
| 2015 | 8,432 | 5,797 | 69% |
In fall 2024, 1,294 of the 12,416 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
California State University-Bakersfield GPA
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.44
- 100% of new students reported one
Common Data Set 2025–26.
California State University-Bakersfield cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $5,652
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 50%
- Median earnings
- $59,009
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 10,973
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like California State University-Bakersfield
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, CA · 94% admittedTest blind
- California State University-SacramentoSacramento, CA · 94% admittedTest blind
- California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, CA · 95% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- California State University-Bakersfield Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- California State University-Bakersfield admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- California State University-Bakersfield website
California State University-Bakersfield
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