After California State University-Bakersfield: graduation, pay and debt
Bakersfield, California · Public · 8,577 undergrads
49% of California State University-Bakersfield students finish within six years, the typical student earns $62,381 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $13,246 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$62.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
49%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
79%
of first-years come back for year two.
$13.2k
median federal debt at graduation.
55%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
49%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
79%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
39%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
56%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
1,383
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
25%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
1,470
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
1.7%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,656
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$62,381
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$13,246
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,270
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,250
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,583
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
55%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
57%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
62%
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