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California Aeronautical University is a for-profit located in Bakersfield, California. California Aeronautical University has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at California Aeronautical University is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $34,872 10 years after enrolling, 103rd in California, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, California Aeronautical University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 40% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at California Aeronautical University is 27% lower than the state average, and 27% below the average for all special focus four-year: engineering and other technology-related schools in the country.
At California Aeronautical University, Pell Grant recipients represent 56% of the measured graduating class, 21% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at California Aeronautical University graduates within 4.2 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
California Aeronautical University’s economic mobility score of 2.61 is calculated by adjusting the 16.42 economic score of lower-income students by the 56% pell grant recipients within the student body. California Aeronautical University’s EMS of 2.61 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at California Aeronautical University pays $34,143 a year, $7,895 less than the $42,038 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $34,143
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At California Aeronautical University, 82% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $34,143 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 91% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $13,587. This is 37% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$11,999
Pell grants
$7,225
State grants
$3,399
Institutional grants
$2,250
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
19%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
50%
35%
White
42%
52%
Black
5%
14%
Hispanic
37%
15%
Asian
10%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
2%
0.3%
Other
3%
12%