Private (for-profit)

California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·calaero.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
-37.5pp vs peer
Enrollment
350
peer median 378
Avg net price
$38,205
+$8.1k vs peer
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About

California Aeronautical University is a private institution located in Bakersfield, California, founded in 2016. The university focuses primarily on aviation-related programs, including pilot training and aircraft maintenance, and covers approximately 22 acres with facilities tailored for educational and student activities.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
30%-37.5pp vs peer
4-year graduation
4%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
30%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
18%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$34,367
$30–48k$34,853
$48–75k$37,028
$75–110k$41,966
$110k+$43,331

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$38,205
+$8,062vs peer median $30,143
Federal loans
66.1%
In-state tuition
$35,465
Out-of-state
$35,465

Academic programs at California Aeronautical

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

50 total
01Transportation
4896.0%
02Mechanic
24.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
350
12-mo unduplicated
530
Undergraduate
520
Graduate
10

Gender split

Men
86%458
Women
14%72

Race / ethnicity composition

White
40.2%
Hispanic
37.9%
Asian
9.1%
Black
6.8%
Two or more
3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.3%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
20

California Aeronautical vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions California Aeronautical selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCalifornia Aeronautical University
30%350$38,205
Academy College
36%56$31,307
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
96%25.2%405$20,575
Neumont College of Computer Science
57%86.8%476$28,979
Rensselaer at Hartford
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
78%76.9%2,334$40,665
Webb Institute
88%14.0%106$19,077
Peer group median68%51.0%378$30,143

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