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What California Baptist University costs

Riverside, California · Private · 8,179 undergrads

California Baptist University's sticker price was $54,370 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $24,138 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $20,480.

What does California Baptist University cost?

$24,138 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $54,370.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$20,480
$30,000–$48,000$19,934
$48,000–$75,000$20,015
$75,000–$110,000$22,200
over $110,000$31,998

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$20,480
$30,000–$48,000$19,934
$48,000–$75,000$20,015
$75,000–$110,000$22,200
Over $110,000$31,998

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 62% off California Baptist University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, California Baptist University cost less than Point Loma Nazarene University and Saint Mary's College of California but more than Azusa Pacific University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
California Baptist University$20,015$24,138
Point Loma Nazarene University$31,096$40,555
Saint Mary's College of California$23,607$32,200
Azusa Pacific University$18,525$22,597

The sticker price

$42,788
Tuition, 2025-26
$54,370
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
48%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$26,743
average grant for students who got aid.
61%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does California Baptist University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $20,480 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,370. Your own price depends on your family's finances; California Baptist University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does California Baptist University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $19,934 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,370. Your own price depends on your family's finances; California Baptist University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does California Baptist University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $20,015 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $54,370. Your own price depends on your family's finances; California Baptist University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers