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California State University, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · CDS 20252026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
91.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
9.0%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
49.1%
Total cost — out-of-state
$34,986
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
23:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$55,646

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates22,077
Total all graduate2,433
Grand total all students24,510

Admissions

Total applicants35,898
Total admitted32,752
Total enrolled2,938
Overall admit rate91.2%
Admit rate — women91.9%
Admit rate — men90.5%
Yield rate9.0%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT
% submitting ACT
SAT EBRW 25th %ile
SAT EBRW 75th %ile
SAT Math 25th %ile
SAT Math 75th %ile
ACT Comp 25th %ile
ACT Comp 75th %ile
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class

Cost

Tuition — in-state$7,530
Tuition — out-of-state$20,850
Required fees$1,080
Room and board$13,056
Total cost — in-state$21,666
Total cost — out-of-state$34,986

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$13,141
Avg % of need met49.1%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,885
Avg loan debt at graduation$55,646

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)12,742
Transfer admit rate86.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio23:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)91.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$3,967Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)56.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)52.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate72.4%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$59,756Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant66.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan19.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time17.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino77.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women54.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men45.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white40.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino19.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian24.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services16.2%
Health Professions And Related Programs8.8%
Psychology8.5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services7.8%
Social Sciences7.4%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs6.4%
Education6.2%
Visual And Performing Arts5.3%