California State University-East Bay
About
California State University, East Bay is a public university in Hayward, California, United States. The university is part of the California State University system and offers 136 undergraduate and 60 post-baccalaureate areas of study. Founded in 1957, California State University, East Bay had a student body of approximately 11,544 as of Spring 2025. As of Fall 2024, it had 760 faculty. The university's largest and oldest college campus is located in Hayward, with additional centers in the nearby cities of Oakland and Concord.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 84 Title IV programs, 38 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing38 · 45.2%
- No Data46 · 54.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 7
Action history · 8
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewWASC Senior College and University Commission
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Feb 2025Approved for Distance EducationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Feb 2021Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
Tuition & cost
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,568 students received $30.4M in Pell grants, alongside $30.6M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,824 borrowers who entered repayment, 39 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Csueastbay
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus21
Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 8 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Csueastbay vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Csueastbay 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 State University-East Bay | 48% | — | 12,326 | $11,276 | R2 Research |
Arkansas State University | 53% | 82.3% | 15,726 | $13,085 | R2 Research |
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus | 61% | 81.0% | 17,594 | $20,918 | R2 Research |
Central Michigan University | 59% | 89.8% | 14,488 | $16,041 | R2 Research |
Cleveland State University | 51% | 91.3% | 14,074 | $16,065 | R2 Research |
CUNY City College | 57% | 60.0% | 15,544 | $3,486 | R2 Research |
East Tennessee State University | 53% | 86.2% | 13,728 | $15,794 | R2 Research |
Eastern Michigan University | 46% | 79.6% | 12,631 | $17,084 | R2 Research |
Marshall University | 51% | 95.7% | 11,958 | $8,327 | R2 Research |
New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 55% | 89.0% | 15,408 | $6,747 | R2 Research |
North Carolina A & T State University | 57% | 49.9% | 14,311 | $10,980 | R2 Research |
Northern Illinois University | 49% | 69.8% | 15,414 | $12,909 | R2 Research |
Oakland University | 58% | 87.8% | 15,768 | $13,584 | R2 Research |
Rutgers University-Newark | 64% | 71.4% | 11,315 | $19,407 | R2 Research |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 60% | 86.9% | 11,790 | $16,177 | R2 Research |
Tarleton State University | 48% | 89.6% | 17,433 | $20,261 | R2 Research |
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 40% | 88.6% | 11,266 | $15,137 | R2 Research |
University of Akron Main Campus | 52% | 59.7% | 13,332 | $14,981 | R2 Research |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 47% | 97.4% | 11,354 | $16,431 | R2 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Boston | 49% | 83.8% | 15,575 | $18,282 | R2 Research |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell | 65% | 83.0% | 16,598 | $18,627 | R2 Research |
University of Missouri-Kansas City | 54% | 72.2% | 14,732 | $12,837 | R2 Research |
University of Nebraska at Omaha | 49% | 87.0% | 14,972 | $12,791 | R2 Research |
University of North Dakota | 61% | 76.9% | 15,019 | $18,998 | R2 Research |
University of North Florida | 65% | 53.2% | 16,154 | $10,353 | R2 Research |
University of South Alabama | 52% | 71.0% | 14,003 | $15,142 | R2 Research |
University of Toledo | 58% | 92.0% | 14,358 | $17,460 | R2 Research |
University of Vermont | 79% | 65.3% | 14,476 | $20,860 | R2 Research |
University of Wyoming | 59% | 96.9% | 10,813 | $11,779 | R2 Research |
Western Michigan University | 58% | 84.6% | 16,744 | $18,701 | R2 Research |
Wichita State University | 51% | 93.9% | 16,689 | $13,776 | R2 Research |
| Peer group median | 54% | 84.2% | 14,488 | $15,142 |
Csueastbay Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of Institutional Effectiveness & Research is to provide timely, systematic, and insightful data and analysis that supports University planning, informs policy and decision-making, aligns resources allocation, and assesses institutional effectiveness. This office is committed to building a culture of inquiry, collegiality, accountability, and equity to support the University mission and students’ success.
Visit IR office page- Kevin Gin, Ph.D.Associate Director
- Eun Rhee, Ph.D.Research Associate
- Jianhua ZhangResearch Associate
- Noah Bender, Ph.D.Research Associate
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardanalytics.csueastbay.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planFuture Directions: A Strategic Planning Initiative2025The strategic plan for California State University, East Bay reaffirms the institution's values and vision, focusing on student success and social justice. It outlines priorities such as enhancing student experience, fostering a culture of belonging, and supporting innovative research. The plan was developed with input from the university community and aims to provide clear directions for future progress.csueastbay.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Csueastbay (25)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Brian A. ArnoldMilitary
- George BarlowLiterature
- Ted BarrettSports
- Frank BeedeSports
- Mike BellottiSports/Media
- Sue BurnsBusiness
- Alonzo CarterSports
- Ellen CorbettPolitics
- Tom CoughlinBusiness
- Mark CurryEntertainment
- Greg BlankenshipSports
- Elihu HarrisEducation/Politics
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