California State University, Bakersfield

California State University, Bakersfield
Former names
California State College, Bakersfield (1971–82)
Motto"Inspiring Excellence, Transforming Lives"[1][2]
TypePublic university
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Parent institution
California State University
AccreditationWSCUC
Endowment$26.9 million (2020)[3]
Budget$111.5 million (2018)[4]
PresidentVernon B. Harper Jr.
ProvostJames L. Rodríguez (interim) [5]
Academic staff
662 (including Lecturers) (fall 2017)[6]
Administrative staff
526 (fall 2017)[6]
Students11,264 (fall 2021)[7]
Undergraduates9,788 (fall 2020)[7]
Postgraduates1,609 (fall 2020)[7]
Location
Bakersfield
,
California
,
United States

35°21′00″N 119°06′14″W / 35.350°N 119.104°W / 35.350; -119.104
CampusLarge city[8], 375 acres (152 ha)
Other campusesLancaster
NewspaperThe Runner
ColorsBlue and gold[9]
   
NicknameRoadrunners
Sporting affiliations
Websitecsub.edu

California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB, Cal State Bakersfield, or CSU Bakersfield) is a public university in Bakersfield, California. It was established in 1965 as Kern State College and officially in 1968 as California State College Bakersfield on a 375-acre (152 ha) campus, becoming the 20th school in the California State University system. The university offers 39 different bachelor's degree programs, 17 master's degree programs, and a doctoral program in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.).[10][11]

As of fall 2021, there were more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the satellite campus, Antelope Valley Center in Lancaster, California. CSU Bakersfield has more than 59,000 alumni from its four schools: Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Administration; Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering; and Social Sciences and Education. The university is primarily a commuter campus serving the city of Bakersfield. CSU Bakersfield's petroleum geology program is the only one offered by a public university west of the Rockies.[12] The university is a Hispanic-serving institution. Alumni include local, state, and federal politicians, including one former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

  1. ^ "CSU Bakersfield Fact Book 2018" (PDF). CSU Bakersfield. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "About CSU Bakersfield". CSU History. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2017-18 University Budget Book-Final.pdf" (PDF). CSU Bakersfield. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs". CSU Bakersfield. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  6. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-06-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ a b c "Fall Term Student Enrollment". The California State University Institutional Research and Analyses. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "IPEDS-California State University, Bakersfield".
  9. ^ "CSUB Visual Identity Guide". CSUB.edu. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "Search CSU Degrees". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2017-02-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference BakersfieldImpact was invoked but never defined (see the help page).