California Baptist University
Riverside, CA
California Baptist University admitted 6,868 of 8,438 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (81.4%).
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What stands out at California Baptist University
Three things California Baptist University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
California Baptist University files the essay under “very important”.
That is the top of the scale the form offers, and the only other factors this school puts there are Course rigor, GPA, Test scores and Recommendations.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
California Baptist University files test scores under “very important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 9% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
9% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 1% sent an ACT. California Baptist University files test scores under “very important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
81.4%
6,868 admitted of 8,438 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
860–1150
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
19–29
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.36
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
9%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
1%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at California Baptist University?
The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What California Baptist University says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
What students actually pay
Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.
Average net price: $26,285 a year.
- Family income under $30k
- $22,298
- $30k–$48k
- $21,941
- $48k–$75k
- $22,620
- $75k–$110k
- $26,179
- Over $110k
- $33,971
Source: the College Scorecard
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 you would write.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionDecember 5, 2026
Verified July 12, 2026
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 1, 2027
Verified July 12, 2026
More colleges on the record
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Other colleges in California
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Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate
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