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Public Good

Contributions to the Public Good

California State University, Bakersfield

The information provided in this section addresses many important institutional contributions to California. This small collection of data is designed to ensure that many of our public universities are recognized for their societal contributions as well as demonstrating greater accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

DEGREES GRANTED 2010-11
Total Degree Awards Bakersfield % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Bachelor's 1,388 2% 77,731 46%
Master's 380 2% 20,913 30%
Doctoral 0 0% 251 1%
Total 1,768 2% 98,895 39%
BACHELOR'S DEGREE AWARDS 2010-11
By Racial and Ethnic Background Bakersfield % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
African American / Black 57 2% 3,381 46%
American Indian / Alaskan Native 12 2% 617 54%
Asian 86 1% 12,632 36%
Hispanic 502 3% 17,706 54%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1% 578 55%
White 471 2% 29,422 45%
Two or More Races 6 0% 1,222 51%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown 227 2% 9,342 52%
Non-Resident Alien 22 1% 2,831 43%
Total 1,388 2% 77,731 46%
In High Demand Fields Bakersfield % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
Criminal Justice 122 5% 2,567 69%
Nursing 112 4% 2,552 53%
Life Science 147 2% 8,021 38%
Business and Professional Services 241 1% 17,162 53%
Media/Culture/Design 101 1% 9,251 44%
Information Technology 11 1% 1,234 27%
REGULAR AND INTERNSHIP CREDENTIALS 2009-10
  Bakersfield % of
CSU		 CSU % of
State
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Single Subject 166 5% 3,455 47%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Multiple Subject 193 5% 4,073 56%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Educ. Specialist 102 5% 2,095 47%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics(NCES), and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (.pdf)
Economic Diversity: Access & Completion
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients (2009-10)
Bakersfield Undergraduates 6,534
Bakersfield Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients 3,526
Bakersfield Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 54%
System Pell Percentage of Undergraduates 36%
National Pell Percentage of Public Four-Year Undergraduates 31%
National Pell Percentage of Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Undergraduates 32%
Bachelor's Degree Pell Grant Recipients (2010-11)
Bakersfield Bachelor's Degrees 1,388
Bakersfield Pell Grant Bachelor's Degree Recipients 815
Bakersfield Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 59%
System Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees 45%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)
Sticker and "Net" Tuition & Fees
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to public four-year full-time instate undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $7,119
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to private four-year (not-for-profit) full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $25,538
Bakersfield average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to all full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $5,419
Bakersfield average tuition and fee "net" paid by full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 $1,438
Bakersfield "Net" percent of "Sticker" Tuition & Fees for full-time undergraduates in AY 2010-11 27%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) IPEDS Data Center
Loan Debt of Baccalaureate Recipients
Percent of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Bakersfield Percentage 47%
State Percentage 48%
National Public Four-Year Percentage 56%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Percentage 65%
Average Loan Debt of 2009-10 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Bakersfield Average $16,093
State Average $18,113
National Public Four-Year Average $21,740
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Average $27,712
Loan Debt Default Rate
Bakersfield Default Rate 4%
CSU Default Rate 4%
National Public Four-Year Default Rate 5%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Default Rate 5%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), "The Project on Student Debt (.pdf)" of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), U.S. Department of Education, and The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight.
Salaries of Baccalaureate Recipients—PayScale (2011)
National average starting median salary of graduates from public universities $41,189
Bakersfield graduates' median starting salary $45,200
National average mid-career median salary of graduates from public universities $71,031
Bakersfield graduates' mid-career median salary $63,100
Source: "Top State Universities by Salary Potential", PayScale Inc.

 

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