+18%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at California Baptist University rose 18% between 2007 and 2010 ($10.2k → $12.1k).
California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
California Baptist University
Riverside, California. 7,914 undergraduate students. 119 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at California Baptist University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at California Baptist University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.1% → 0.0%).
+11%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at California Baptist University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($37.0k → $41.2k).
+11%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at California Baptist University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 ($37.0k → $41.2k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$61,504+18% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$52,336
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry59.5%+127% · '99→'24
California median 61.3%$20,500+83% · '97→'10
At program completion7,914+162% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS74.2%-2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time73.6%+8% · '01→'24
latest cohort$39,720+285% · '00→'24
out-of-state $39,720SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.4%Median federal debt $20,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $61,504 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+127%
California Baptist University · completion · 150% rose
27.3% → 61.9%
+106%
California Baptist University · completion · 100% rose
21.5% → 44.2%
+162%
California Baptist University · undergrad enrollment rose
1,446 → 3,787
+285%
California Baptist University · in-state tuition rose
$10,712 → $41,228
+285%
California Baptist University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,712 → $41,228
+83%
California Baptist University · median debt rose
$6,625 → $12,125
-100%
California Baptist University · cohort default rate fell
8.1% → 0.0%
+31%
California Baptist University · pell share rose
32.2% → 42.1%
+26%
California Baptist University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$46,400 → $58,531
+29%
California Baptist University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$40,500 → $52,336
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$143,804Business Administration, Management and Operations.$112,524Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$101,705Civil Engineering.$97,633Mechanical Engineering.$92,844Business/Commerce, General.$92,059Public Administration.$89,832Computer Engineering.$83,205Accounting and Related Services.$81,101Education, General.$81,045Business/Commerce, General.$71,107Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.$70,524Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$69,855Biology, General.$69,737Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$67,570Marketing.$65,667Criminal Justice and Corrections.$65,292Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,082Communication and Media Studies.$64,872Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$62,081Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$57,338Psychology, General.$57,219Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$55,626Bible/Biblical Studies.$53,845
Showing top 24 of 36 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
36 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$101,705Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$143,804Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.$53,473Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,082Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$67,570Health and Medical Administrative Services.$53,477Public Health.$49,280
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“California Baptist University graduates earn $X” — not “California Baptist University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending California Baptist University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.