California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 33,765
Graduate Enrollment: 6,293
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 46.85%
Male/Female: 41% / 59% (2017)
First generation college students: 48.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Neither required or recommended
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 84.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 69.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 57.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 43.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 15.9%
Black: 3.7%
Hispanic: 46.8%
Asian: 21.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 5.4%
Unknown race: 2.2%
Black: 3.7%
Hispanic: 46.8%
Asian: 21.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 4.4%
Non-resident alien: 5.4%
Unknown race: 2.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $18,699
In-State tuition: $6,846Out-of-State tuition: $18,726
Estimated books and supplies: $1,070 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,938 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,134 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,358 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,134 (2022)
Average Family Income: $47,982 (2017)
Median Family Income: $26,465 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 50.6%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 23.1%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $14,289 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $151 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $5,399 |
| $30k-48k | $6,128 |
| $48k-75k | $9,317 |
| $75k-110k | $13,337 |
| $110k+ | $17,475 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 34%6-year graduation rate: 75%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.3% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $14,289 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $11,961 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 73.1% (2015) |
| @3 year | 77.4% (2017) |
| @5 year | 81.3% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 62.7% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 63.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,398 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,905 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 71 | $15,697 | $163 | $28,488 ($2,374) | $51,163 ($4,264) |
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 44 | $10,250 | $101 | $33,565 ($2,797) | $41,926 ($3,494) |
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 140 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 49 | $13,575 | $148 | $31,535 ($2,628) | $54,749 ($4,562) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 68 | $12,187 | $131 | $31,192 ($2,599) | $40,003 ($3,334) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 404 | $13,953 | $146 | $33,238 ($2,770) | $49,107 ($4,092) |
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 15 | $59,382 ($4,949) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 137 | $15,000 | $159 | $28,745 ($2,395) | $49,160 ($4,097) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 1 | $15,000 | $159 | $24,886 ($2,074) | $38,234 ($3,186) |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 201 | $14,619 | $158 | $61,764 ($5,147) | $84,658 ($7,055) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 69 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 17 | $120,607 ($10,051) | |||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 24 | $195 | $71,565 ($5,964) | ||
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 16 | $307 | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 78 | $319 | $57,495 ($4,791) | $74,414 ($6,201) | |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 12 | $84,023 ($7,002) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering, General. | 25 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 54 | $25,300 | $273 | $69,197 ($5,766) | $87,463 ($7,289) |
| Master's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 21 | $87,331 ($7,278) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | 8 | $15,720 | $164 | $66,390 ($5,533) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 81 | $16,374 | $172 | $46,035 ($3,836) | $74,366 ($6,197) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 117 | $16,437 | $168 | $68,831 ($5,736) | $83,849 ($6,987) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 25 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 52 | $15,759 | $182 | $73,993 ($6,166) | $94,641 ($7,887) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 171 | $19,750 | $201 | $71,643 ($5,970) | $88,978 ($7,415) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 25 | $112,115 ($9,343) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 203 | $17,653 | $176 | $63,858 ($5,322) | $85,474 ($7,123) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 36 | $93,181 ($7,765) | |||
| Master's Degree | Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | 28 | $96,244 ($8,020) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 12 | $55,698 ($4,642) | $74,802 ($6,234) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Construction Engineering Technologies. | 52 | $17,866 | $191 | $82,563 ($6,880) | $100,265 ($8,355) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 54 | $12,580 | $122 | $22,354 ($1,863) | $34,682 ($2,890) |
| Master's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | 18 | $41,694 ($3,475) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 515 | $12,906 | $137 | $29,524 ($2,460) | $41,642 ($3,470) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 222 | $15,000 | $143 | $27,062 ($2,255) | $43,796 ($3,650) |
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 250 | $13,749 | $153 | $22,387 ($1,866) | $45,576 ($3,798) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 32 | $287 | $35,931 ($2,994) | $57,975 ($4,831) | |
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 234 | $15,500 | $159 | $31,079 ($2,590) | $46,751 ($3,896) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 194 | $13,000 | $138 | $26,873 ($2,239) | $56,054 ($4,671) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 16 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 40 | $11,000 | $117 | $39,921 ($3,327) | $52,531 ($4,378) |
| Master's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 30 | $19,948 | $188 | $33,432 ($2,786) | $45,596 ($3,800) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 76 | $18,000 | $191 | $26,554 ($2,213) | $55,381 ($4,615) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 25 | $69,553 ($5,796) | $78,418 ($6,535) | ||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 36 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Gerontology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 67 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Nutrition Sciences. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 70 | $15,454 | $159 | $29,461 ($2,455) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 79 | $14,500 | $156 | $32,560 ($2,713) | $44,407 ($3,701) |
| Master's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 302 | $14,551 | $149 | $22,996 ($1,916) | $49,313 ($4,109) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 116 | $291 | $46,386 ($3,866) | $66,607 ($5,551) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 33 | $19,281 | $137 | $40,499 ($3,375) | $39,609 ($3,301) |
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 29 | $15,680 | $132 | $44,970 ($3,748) | $66,742 ($5,562) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | $52,018 ($4,335) | |||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 43 | $23,229 | $198 | $39,688 ($3,307) | $58,587 ($4,882) |
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 536 | $12,000 | $127 | $26,346 ($2,196) | $45,416 ($3,785) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 26 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 26 | $290 | $76,222 ($6,352) | $89,870 ($7,489) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 179 | $15,000 | $159 | $33,751 ($2,813) | $51,201 ($4,267) |
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 137 | $263 | $59,483 ($4,957) | $80,007 ($6,667) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 69 | $11,276 | $124 | $34,734 ($2,895) | $59,826 ($4,986) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 283 | $346 | $61,377 ($5,115) | $73,124 ($6,094) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 67 | $12,500 | $119 | $23,453 ($1,954) | $37,377 ($3,115) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 91 | $18,375 | $193 | $36,645 ($3,054) | $62,301 ($5,192) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 6 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 30 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 63 | $15,000 | $191 | $31,619 ($2,635) | $49,077 ($4,090) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 32 | $233 | $63,692 ($5,308) | $71,108 ($5,926) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 224 | $14,928 | $151 | $29,499 ($2,458) | $47,695 ($3,975) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 310 | $12,831 | $135 | $31,449 ($2,621) | $45,282 ($3,774) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 30 | $20,500 | $217 | $23,095 ($1,925) | $17,572 ($1,464) |
| Master's Degree | Dance. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 126 | $17,215 | $175 | $37,123 ($3,094) | $58,879 ($4,907) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 57 | $15,000 | $159 | $18,176 ($1,515) | $29,209 ($2,434) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 162 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 389 | $16,583 | $175 | $24,250 ($2,021) | $37,445 ($3,120) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 28 | $535 | $37,657 ($3,138) | $41,856 ($3,488) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 103 | $20,550 | $223 | $15,492 ($1,291) | $28,306 ($2,359) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 44 | $18,267 ($1,522) | |||
| Master's Degree | Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 266 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 46 | $12,000 | $130 | $25,602 ($2,134) | $59,051 ($4,921) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 25 | $247 | $66,052 ($5,504) | $76,378 ($6,365) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 203 | $12,936 | $117 | $40,474 ($3,373) | $56,104 ($4,675) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 51 | $356 | $70,397 ($5,866) | $93,587 ($7,799) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 21 | $24,375 | $263 | ||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 28 | $298 | $58,456 ($4,871) | $70,337 ($5,861) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 182 | $15,000 | $146 | $26,438 ($2,203) | $43,713 ($3,643) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 203 | $18,661 | $178 | $91,194 ($7,600) | $106,552 ($8,879) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 106 | $117,787 ($9,816) | $127,395 ($10,616) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1447 | $15,000 | $159 | $43,492 ($3,624) | $58,055 ($4,838) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 105 | $466 | $81,031 ($6,753) | $91,667 ($7,639) | |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 38 | $233 | $69,155 ($5,763) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 41 | $18,329 | $194 | $47,021 ($3,918) | $60,567 ($5,047) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 81 | $17,125 | $133 | $33,617 ($2,801) | $44,454 ($3,705) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $92,673Full time faculty: 46%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 23.0
School's endowment start of year: $85,609,003 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $109,666,865 (2022)