California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit · www.calaero.edu/ ↗

California Aeronautical University is a private for-profit college in Bakersfield, California, set in a large suburb. It mostly awards bachelor's degrees and has 347 undergraduate degree-seeking students. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest program is Air Transportation.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Air Transportation

California Aeronautical University at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
347
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$46,310
Similar schools: $31,853
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
40.9%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$46,345
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$28,667
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
69.2%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about California Aeronautical University

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $46,310 a year, higher than the $31,853 median for similar schools. 69.2% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 40.9% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $46,345, higher than the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $28,667 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).