California State University Bakersfield

CSUB places student success and academic excellence at the center of everything CSUB does. The university strives to be a model for supporting and educating students to become knowledgeable, engaged, innovative and ethical leaders in the regional and global community. Through this focus, CSUB has been ranked consistently in regional and national publications, such as Washington Monthly, U.S. News and World Report and Business Insider.Centrally located on a 375-acre site in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California State University, Bakersfield is home to the Roadrunners — moving forward at lightning speed and championing intellectual progress. CSUB continuously rises in national rankings for its economic value and commitment to student success. Its students are brilliant and increasingly diverse — with the majority of graduates remaining in the Valley to solve the regions complex challenges.The university serves more than 10,000 students at either the main campus in Bakersfield or at CSUB Antelope Valley, and counts approximately 70,000 alumni from its four colleges:Arts and HumanitiesBusiness and Public AdministrationNatural Sciences, Mathematics and EngineeringSocial Sciences and EducationThe university offers 57 undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, CSUB Extended Education offers a number of professional development opportunities, certificates and degree programs to the community.As part of NCAA Division I, the university is home to 16 athletics teams competing in the Big West Conference.CSUB is the only public university within nearly 100 miles. It is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). As a designated Hispanic Serving Institution, the university is committed to diversity, social justice and equity. Many of its students are the first generation in their families to attend college, and they are known as trailblazers achieving new heights of success.