Admissions & selectivity
California State University-East Bay Acceptance Rate & Admissions
What is the acceptance rate at Cal State East Bay?
Cal State East Bay’s reported acceptance rate is 97.4%.
- Acceptance rate · Fall 2024
- 97.4%
Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.
How to interpret the acceptance rate
California State University-East Bay admits 97.4% of applicants, well above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The university serves a broad pool of applicants.
What SAT and ACT scores do Cal State East Bay students report?
SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Cal State East Bay in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.
Figures cover fall 2024.
Who enrolls at Cal State East Bay?
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44.4%
- Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group
- 72.6%
- First-year retention
- 75.7%
Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.
About these student measures
The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.
California State University-East Bay is a public university that serves 9,809 undergraduates. The university admits 97.4% of applicants, a rate that sits well above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Pell Grant recipients make up 44.4% of undergraduates, and an estimated 72.6% of students enter as transfers or part-time students. The enrollment reflects a campus that is broadly accessible and draws heavily from students who begin their postsecondary education elsewhere.
Applicants who are Pell-eligible or transferring should confirm that their intended major's prerequisites align with their prior coursework.
The first-time, full-time cohort at California State University-East Bay graduates at a rate slightly below the median for comparable institutions. The six-year graduation rate is 47.9%, against a peer median of 49.1%.
Pell Grant recipients in that same cohort complete at a higher rate. Their six-year completion rate is 58.0%, which is 10.1 percentage points above the overall rate.
First-year retention stands at 75.7%, just above the 73.7% median for comparable institutions. A student who enrolls can expect a campus where Pell students make up a large share of the undergraduate body and where their completion rate exceeds the institutional average.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.
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