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California Aeronautical University

California Aeronautical University is a for-profit campus in suburban Bakersfield, CA.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23
family-income band
$34,367
family income
under $30k
$34,853
$30–48k
$37,028
$48–75k
$41,966
$75–110k
$43,331
over $110k

Average net price

$36,1262023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

$20k$30k$40k$50k201020232010: $19,3862011: $17,8912012: $21,5382013: $16,9572014: $19,6272015: $16,5542016: $17,9092017: $52,0622018: $35,3332019: $34,1432020: $36,9292021: $41,1022022: $38,2052023: $36,126$36,126
$20k$40k201020232010: $19,3862011: $17,8912012: $21,5382013: $16,9572014: $19,6272015: $16,5542016: $17,9092017: $52,0622018: $35,3332019: $34,1432020: $36,9292021: $41,1022022: $38,2052023: $36,126$36,126

Average net price at California Aeronautical University rose from $19,386 (2010) to $36,126 (2023).

Average net price — data
YearNet price
2010$19,386
2011$17,891
2012$21,538
2013$16,957
2014$19,627
2015$16,554
2016$17,909
2017$52,062
2018$35,333
2019$34,143
2020$36,929
2021$41,102
2022$38,205
2023$36,126
IPEDS 14 federal reports, 2010–2023

Total cost of attendance

$46,2332024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k201120242011: $24,5062012: $22,3282013: $25,4012014: $22,5542015: $23,8522016: $22,2692017: $22,1482018: $59,6902019: $42,1452020: $42,6222021: $43,2852022: $47,8302023: $44,8542024: $46,233$46,233
$20k$40k$60k201120242011: $24,5062012: $22,3282013: $25,4012014: $22,5542015: $23,8522016: $22,2692017: $22,1482018: $59,6902019: $42,1452020: $42,6222021: $43,2852022: $47,8302023: $44,8542024: $46,233$46,233

Total cost at California Aeronautical University rose from $24,506 (2011) to $46,233 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
YearCost
2011$24,506
2012$22,328
2013$25,401
2014$22,554
2015$23,852
2016$22,269
2017$22,148
2018$59,690
2019$42,145
2020$42,622
2021$43,285
2022$47,830
2023$44,854
2024$46,233
IPEDS Academic-year cost 2011–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

$10k$20k$30k$40k201320232013: $12,5802014: $13,6632015: $13,7082016: $13,6902017: $10,0002018: $43,9432019: $31,7162020: $31,7162021: $30,3312022: $33,0372023: $35,465$35,465
$10k$20k$30k$40k201320232013: $12,5802014: $13,6632015: $13,7082016: $13,6902017: $10,0002018: $43,9432019: $31,7162020: $31,7162021: $30,3312022: $33,0372023: $35,465$35,465

Tuition & fees — data
YearTuition & fees
2013$12,580
2014$13,663
2015$13,708
2016$13,690
2017$10,000
2018$43,943
2019$31,716
2020$31,716
2021$30,331
2022$33,037
2023$35,465
IPEDS Published price 2013–14 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)
Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

California Aeronautical University reports published tuition of $37,667 in this record. California Aeronautical University's $37,667 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

California Aeronautical University reports 347 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

30.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at California Aeronautical University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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30.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

20%40%60%entered 2005entered 2018entered 2005: 51.8%entered 2006: 43.7%entered 2007: 72.1%entered 2008: 48%entered 2009: 56%entered 2010: 42.9%entered 2011: 45.7%entered 2012: 42.3%entered 2013: 23.1%entered 2014: 30%entered 2015: 43.8%entered 2016: 31.8%entered 2017: 41.9%entered 2018: 30.2%30.2%
20%40%60%entered 2005entered 2018entered 2005: 51.8%entered 2006: 43.7%entered 2007: 72.1%entered 2008: 48%entered 2009: 56%entered 2010: 42.9%entered 2011: 45.7%entered 2012: 42.3%entered 2013: 23.1%entered 2014: 30%entered 2015: 43.8%entered 2016: 31.8%entered 2017: 41.9%entered 2018: 30.2%30.2%

The six-year graduation rate at California Aeronautical University fell from 51.8% (entered 2005) to 30.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
YearGraduated within 6 yrs
2005 cohort51.8%
2006 cohort43.7%
2007 cohort72.1%
2008 cohort48%
2009 cohort56%
2010 cohort42.9%
2011 cohort45.7%
2012 cohort42.3%
2013 cohort23.1%
2014 cohort30%
2015 cohort43.8%
2016 cohort31.8%
2017 cohort41.9%
2018 cohort30.2%
IPEDS Entering cohorts 2005–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups
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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree
$0$10k$20k$30kLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $4,250Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $4,487Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,361Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $5,361Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $5,313Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $6,058Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,625Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,420Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $8,898Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $8,410Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $8,176Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $11,202Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $14,717Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $17,080Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $19,377Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $20,076Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $21,980Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $21,633Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $21,494Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $22,686Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $22,863Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $26,540Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $30,705$30,705 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $3,074Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,035Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $3,223Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $3,312Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $3,313Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $3,313Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $2,646Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $3,834Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $4,081Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $4,610Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $5,923Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $5,179Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $3,668Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,377Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,334Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $6,005Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $5,859Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $7,094Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,418$9,418 left
$0$10k$20k$30kLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $4,250Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $4,487Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $5,361Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $5,361Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $5,313Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $6,058Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $6,625Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $7,420Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $8,898Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $8,410Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $8,176Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $11,202Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $14,717Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $17,080Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $19,377Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $20,076Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $21,980Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $21,633Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $21,494Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $22,686Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $22,863Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $26,540Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $30,705$30,705 completedLeft school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99): $3,074Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00): $3,035Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03): $3,223Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04): $3,312Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05): $3,313Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06): $3,313Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07): $2,625Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08): $2,646Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09): $3,834Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10): $4,081Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11): $4,610Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12): $5,923Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13): $5,179Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14): $3,668Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15): $5,377Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16): $6,334Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17): $6,005Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18): $5,859Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19): $5,500Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20): $7,094Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21): $9,418$9,418 left

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
YearCompletedLeft without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)$4,250$3,074
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)$4,487$3,035
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)$5,361$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)$5,361$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)$5,313$3,223
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)$6,058$3,312
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)$6,625$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)$7,420$3,313
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)$8,898$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)$8,410$2,646
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)$8,176$3,834
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)$11,202$4,081
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)$14,717$4,610
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)$17,080$5,923
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)$19,377$5,179
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)$20,076$3,668
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)$21,980$5,377
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)$21,633$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)$21,494$6,005
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)$22,686$5,859
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)$22,863$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)$26,540$7,094
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)$30,705$9,418
NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15
$37,182
6 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13
$39,771
8 years after entry
Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11
$38,361
10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies
$35,465 tuition · 2023–24347 undergraduates · Fall 2024

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Admissions

California Aeronautical University reported open admission for Fall 2024. No selective rate is shown; check California Aeronautical University's current entry requirements.

No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

347Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

100200300400500200220242002: 882003: 1492004: 2202005: 4122006: 3132007: 3352008: 3712009: 4422010: 4922011: 3392012: 3332013: 3392014: 3772015: 4362016: 2822017: 2352018: 2922019: 2242020: 2692021: 2922022: 3302023: 3832024: 347347
200400200220242002: 882003: 1492004: 2202005: 4122006: 3132007: 3352008: 3712009: 4422010: 4922011: 3392012: 3332013: 3392014: 3772015: 4362016: 2822017: 2352018: 2922019: 2242020: 2692021: 2922022: 3302023: 3832024: 347347

Undergraduate enrollment at California Aeronautical University rose from 88 (Fall 2002) to 347 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
YearUndergraduates
Fall 200288
Fall 2003149
Fall 2004220
Fall 2005412
Fall 2006313
Fall 2007335
Fall 2008371
Fall 2009442
Fall 2010492
Fall 2011339
Fall 2012333
Fall 2013339
Fall 2014377
Fall 2015436
Fall 2016282
Fall 2017235
Fall 2018292
Fall 2019224
Fall 2020269
Fall 2021292
Fall 2022330
Fall 2023383
Fall 2024347
IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

69%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

40%60%80%100%200320232003: 79%2004: 78%2005: 68%2006: 58%2007: 60%2008: 55%2009: 58%2011: 33%2012: 67%2013: 67%2016: 100%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 78%2020: 67%2021: 75%2022: 62%2023: 69%69%
40%60%80%100%200320232003: 79%2004: 78%2005: 68%2006: 58%2007: 60%2008: 55%2009: 58%2011: 33%2012: 67%2013: 67%2016: 100%2017: 100%2018: 100%2019: 78%2020: 67%2021: 75%2022: 62%2023: 69%69%

First-year retention at California Aeronautical University fell from 100% (Fall 2016) to 69% (Fall 2023).

Cohorts at California Aeronautical University run small — a few students either way swings California Aeronautical University's percentages hard.

First-year retention — data
YearRetention
Fall 2003 cohort79%
Fall 2004 cohort78%
Fall 2005 cohort68%
Fall 2006 cohort58%
Fall 2007 cohort60%
Fall 2008 cohort55%
Fall 2009 cohort58%
Fall 2011 cohort33%
Fall 2012 cohort67%
Fall 2013 cohort67%
Fall 2016 cohort100%
Fall 2017 cohort100%
Fall 2018 cohort100%
Fall 2019 cohort78%
Fall 2020 cohort67%
Fall 2021 cohort75%
Fall 2022 cohort62%
Fall 2023 cohort69%
IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023
More about California Aeronautical University

Faculty pay at California Aeronautical University averages $74,784 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes California Aeronautical University as a primarily residential campus of 347 undergraduates — and 69.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

California Aeronautical University reported open admission in Fall 2024. Check today’s entry requirements.

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How California Aeronautical University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

California Aeronautical University$37,667
California median$23,000
National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

California Aeronautical University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

California Aeronautical University$38,361
California median$64,778
National median$53,781
View comparison data & dates
California Aeronautical University, California and national reference values
Metric & basisCalifornia Aeronautical UniversityCalifornia medianNational median
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid$37,667$23,000$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot$38,361$64,778$53,781

Frequently asked questions

How much does California Aeronautical University cost?

At California Aeronautical University, tuition is $37,667. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does California Aeronautical University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $38,361. Source and date limits.

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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.

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