California State University Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Hwy.
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022

California State University Bakersfield opened in September 1970 as the 19th member of the 23-campus California State University system. Its vision is to become the leading campus in the California State University system in terms of faculty and academic excellence and diversity, quality of the student experience and community engagement.

California State University Bakersfield is a comprehensive regional university and is committed to excellence in its four schools: Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Public Administration, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Education. The California university is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, with six programs also accredited by national accrediting organizations.

California State University, Bakersfield is a comprehensive public university committed to offering excellent undergraduate and graduate programs that advance the intellectual and personal development of its students. An emphasis on student learning is enhanced by a commitment to scholarship, diversity, service, global awareness and lifelong learning. The California university collaborates with partners in the community to increase the region's overall educational level, enhance its quality of life, and support its economic development.

Quick Facts:

• California State University Bakersfield is a California university located on a 375-acre site in metropolitan Bakersfield.


• There are more than 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students who attend California State University Bakersfield at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the off-campus center in Antelope Valley.


• More than 90 percent of California State University Bakersfield's tenured/tenure-track faculty have doctoral degrees in their fields of study.


• The university operates on a quarter system from September to June with two summer sessions. Within these semesters, students of California State University Bakersfield can take advantage of the more than 30 undergraduate degree programs, seven credential programs in education, and over 15 graduate degree programs.