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California State University-East Bay

Hayward, California · Large suburb

97.4%
Admit rate
$9,320
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$71,401
Median earnings

California State University-East Bay is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Hayward, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 9,809 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicMidsize · 9,809 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 97% admitNCAA Division II without footballNear the coast

About Hayward, California

Hayward is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. Human habitation of the greater East Bay, including Hayward, dates from at least 4000 BC. The program won a League of California Cities Helen Putnam Award of Excellence in 2011. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
6 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub

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Selectivity97.4%

More selective than 9% · #96 most selective of 107 in California

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 35% · #98 of 122 in California

First-year retention76%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$71,401

Higher than 84% · #49 of 130 in California

Average net price$9,320

Cheaper than 92% · #12 cheapest of 118 in California

Median debt at graduation$16,544

Lower than 88%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 6%

Undergraduate enrollment9,809

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare California State University-East Bay with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in California.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

12,226students
  • Undergraduate9,80980%
  • Graduate2,41720%

Undergraduates by gender

9,809undergrads
  • Women6,46666%
  • Men3,34334%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White15%
  • Black9.4%
  • Hispanic41%
  • Asian22%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,809
Graduate enrollment
2,417
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
44%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$24,527
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$115,245
Endowment
$21,440,172

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 994 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California94%
  • Other U.S. states1.9%
  • International3.9%

Most first-years stay in state — California State University-East Bay draws overwhelmingly from California.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
97.4%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
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SAT average
—
SAT reading
—
SAT math
—
ACT composite
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Cost

In-state tuition
$7,583
Out-of-state tuition
$20,183
Room & board
$17,831
Books & supplies
$1,029
Total cost of attendance
$22,850
Average net price
$9,320

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
22%
First-year retention
76%
Transferred to another college
5%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,546
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$71,401
Median debt at graduation
$16,544
Students with federal loans
26%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

About 26% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
22%
Low-income (Pell)
52%
First-generation
51%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,416
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
14%
Housing charge (year)
$10,554
Meal plan (year)
$6,891
Application fee
$70
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
279 (133 men · 146 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)73
Soccer60
Baseball38
Basketball30
Softball24
Swimming20
Golf17
Volleyball17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.9 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
19
Property offenses (2022–2024)
53

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (12,326 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

24reported offenses a year
6.3 violent a year18 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
9.7
Burglary
7.3
Rape
3.3
Fondling
2.7
Arson
0.7
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$6,360
$30–48k
$7,031
$48–75k
$8,990
$75–110k
$12,015
$110k+
$19,397

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$43,368

$8,990/year × about 4.8 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

56%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,987
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 56% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,987. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 882 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$71,401
Typical debt at graduation
$16,544
Debt vs. one year's pay
23%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$68,293
Men
$77,252

Men out-earn women by $8,959 (13%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
77°F
Winter low
43°F
Annual rain
16″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hayward Air Terminal, CA US station (3.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.