California Baptist University
About
California Baptist University is a private university in Riverside, California, United States. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. CBU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
Admissions funnel
How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
California Baptist vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions California Baptist selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Baptist University | 62% | 84.9% | 11,902 | $27,384 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Biola University | 68% | 74.3% | 5,434 | $28,101 | Doctoral/Professional |
California State University-San Bernardino | 55% | 93.7% | 18,492 | $5,918 | R2 Research |
Chapman University | 82% | 65.4% | 9,760 | $47,527 | R2 Research |
Concordia University-Irvine | 58% | 66.0% | 3,658 | $28,046 | Doctoral/Professional |
Loyola Marymount University | 79% | 45.1% | 10,179 | $45,723 | R2 Research |
Pepperdine University | 83% | 62.9% | 8,976 | $45,409 | Doctoral/Professional |
Point Loma Nazarene University | 77% | 83.7% | 4,757 | $50,168 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Santa Clara University | 88% | 48.0% | 9,728 | $50,959 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of La Verne | 63% | 71.2% | 5,021 | $26,925 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Redlands | 67% | 82.7% | 3,087 | $22,867 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
University of San Diego | 84% | 52.4% | 9,714 | $31,265 | R2 Research |
University of the Pacific | 68% | 71.3% | 6,944 | $25,926 | Doctoral/Professional |
Vanguard University of Southern California | 57% | 62.4% | 2,246 | $19,761 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| Peer group median | 68% | 71.2% | 6,944 | $28,046 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
As the official office collecting and providing data related to the University, Institutional Research functions within Educational Effectiveness to assist executive management and the university community in general by providing reliable, relevant, quality data to facilitate strategic planning, budgeting, accountability, institutional assessment, program review, policy decisions, and by reporting this data to government and private agencies.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set (8)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Documents & reports (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding opportunities (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- awardHuman Digital Twin Model and Heat Stress ResearchUniversity of Montanainstitution_site$123,700
- awardSong Brown Program GrantDept. of Health Care Accessinstitution_site$91,000
- awardSober Truth on Preventing (STOP) Underage Drinking Act GrantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)institution_site$49,977
- award2025 CCCU Networking Grantinstitution_site
IR job openings (2)
Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.
Notable alumni (14)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Savali Talavou Ale
- Nathan FletcherPolitics
- Robert Don Hughes
- Corey JacksonPolitics
- Fraser Kershaw
- Dustin-Leigh Konzelman
- Brent KutzleMusic
- Trevor MisipekaAthletics
- Reid D. Milanovich
- Rana ReiderAthletics
- Jim Sandoval
- Brandon Schuster
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