CSUB is a public university in Bakersfield, California, offering 57+ undergraduate and graduate programmes across four colleges to some 10,400 students.
California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) is a public university and the 19th campus of the California State University system. Founded in 1965, it serves the southern San Joaquin Valley from a 375-acre main campus at 9001 Stockdale Highway in Bakersfield, California, with an additional campus in the Antelope Valley. The institution employs more than 1,300 faculty and staff and enrolls approximately 10,419 students, 86% of them undergraduates and 14% at graduate or post-baccalaureate level.
Academic work is organised across four colleges: Arts and Humanities; Business and Public Administration; Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering; and Social Sciences and Education. Between them they offer more than 57 undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. CSUB is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WSCUC).
In the 2024 U.S. News and World Report rankings, the university placed No. 16 among Top Public Schools and No. 21 among Top Performers on Social Mobility. Campus life includes NCAA Division I athletics in the Big West Conference, with the mascot Rowdy the Roadrunner and school colours of blue and gold; the institutional motto is “Runners on the Rise!”.
