- TypeUniversities
- LocationRiverside, The United States
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California Baptist University (CBU) is a private Christian university in Riverside, California (United States), about an hour from Los Angeles. Its 162-acre campus is in the historic Magnolia Avenue district. According to the university, it has 12,516 students, including more than 300 international students from 70 countries, and a student-faculty ratio of 20:1. Campus life includes weekly chapel and NCAA Division I sports.
CBU offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and more than 40 graduate programmes, on campus and online, many of them STEM-designated. Its schools include:
- College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering
- College of Nursing and College of Health Science
- Aviation, with a flight school
International applicants who have not yet shown English proficiency can be admitted jointly to their degree and to the on-campus Intensive English Program (IEP). The university has 12 on-campus housing options, including five residences for first-year students.
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+1 951 343 4690
8432 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, The United States, 92504
- International undergraduate application with a non-refundable US$45 fee
- Official secondary school records sent directly by the school, with certified English translation
- Essay of 250-650 words
- Proof of English proficiency
- Proof of financial support for the first year before the I-20 is issued
- Application and documents due by 1 July (fall semester) or 1 November (spring semester)
- TOEFL iBT: 72
- IELTS: 5.5, no band below 4.5
- PTE: 53
- Duolingo: 105, no subscore below 100
- Cambridge English: B2 (160-180) or higher
Applicants without proof of English can receive joint admission to their degree and the Intensive English Program (IEP).
CBU has 12 on-campus housing options, including five residences for first-year students (Smith Hall, Simmons Hall, Tower Hall, The Cottages and The Village) and the Magnolia Crossing apartments across the street. Meal plans range from 35 to 270 meals per semester, usable at 12 dining locations.