Los Angeles, CA · Public

At a glance

91.3%

Acceptance rate

$4,113

Avg net price

21,478

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 5,044Master’s 1,141Doctoral 28	5,044	1,141	28
Bachelor’s 819Master’s 141Doctoral None reported	819	141	None reported
Bachelor’s 444Master’s 130Doctoral 12	444	130	12
Bachelor’s 431Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	431	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 393Master’s 9Doctoral None reported	393	9	None reported
Bachelor’s 373Master’s 33Doctoral None reported	373	33	None reported
Bachelor’s 325Master’s 12Doctoral None reported	325	12	None reported
Bachelor’s 310Master’s 255Doctoral 16	310	255	16
Bachelor’s 270Master’s 36Doctoral None reported	270	36	None reported
Bachelor’s 250Master’s 90Doctoral None reported	250	90	None reported
Bachelor’s 224Master’s 51Doctoral None reported	224	51	None reported
Bachelor’s 216Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	216	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 215Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	215	5	None reported
Bachelor’s 192Master’s 196Doctoral None reported	192	196	None reported
Bachelor’s 154Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	154	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 109Master’s 17Doctoral None reported	109	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 92Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	92	10	None reported
Bachelor’s 51Master’s 16Doctoral None reported	51	16	None reported
Bachelor’s 29Master’s 26Doctoral None reported	29	26	None reported
Bachelor’s 27Master’s 31Doctoral None reported	27	31	None reported
Bachelor’s 27Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	27	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 25Master’s 13Doctoral None reported	25	13	None reported
Bachelor’s 23Master’s 5Doctoral None reported	23	5	None reported
Bachelor’s 19Master’s 10Doctoral None reported	19	10	None reported
Bachelor’s 14Master’s 14Doctoral None reported	14	14	None reported
Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 3Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	3	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 7Doctoral None reported	None reported	7	None reported

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

California State University, Los Angeles

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: California Collegiate Athletic Association

Projected sponsored sports14

BaseballBeach VolleyballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's SoccerMen's Track, OutdoorWomen's BasketballWomen's Cross Country

Athletic participation

262 unique student-athletes · 15 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Priority Application Filing Period

Open to domestic and international first-time freshman applicants

Nov 30, 2026

FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN

Applicants who will require a F student visa to study in the United States

Mar 31, 2027

FAFSA due Mar 2

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Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $6,084
Required fees: $1,076
Food and housing: $19,696
Books and supplies: $1,054
Other expenses: $6,608
Total: $34,518

Total by year

$28,0272019–2019–20
$29,0762020–2120–21
$28,0042021–2221–22
$30,6892022–2322–23
$33,3452023–2423–24
$34,5182024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $4,113 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 92%
Average share of need met: 51.4%
Average need-based grant: $13,826

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation21%

6-year graduation53%

Retention rate73%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$59,211

Median debt$13,000

Campus

Enrollment21,478

Student-faculty ratio19:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from California State University-Los Angeles’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

California State University-Los Angeles admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in California State University-Los Angeles's Common Data Set filing.

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. California State University-Los Angeles admits in-state applicants at 93%, out-of-state applicants at 68.7%, and international applicants at 57.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

2,938 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈28In-state (domestic)≈2,811International≈99

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are not used in admission. Submission shares describe only students who chose to submit.

SAT scores: Not disclosed

ACT scores: Not disclosed

California State University-Los Angeles’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.21

California State University-Los Angeles rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Class rank: Not considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered
Application essay: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Extracurricular activities: Not considered
Talent / ability: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

California State University-Los Angeles leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Class-rank distributionCDS C10Not disclosed

Without the rank spread of enrolled students, there’s no top-of-class signal to place a transcript against.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7)

California State University-Los Angeles's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $4,113 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,602 of 2,828 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, California State University-Los Angeles offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

72.9% of California State University-Los Angeles’s first-years return for a second year and 52.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

California State University-Los AngelesView names for California State University-Los Angeles

NCAA program details

California State University, Los Angeles

Projected sponsored sports14

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2025–26

Sources

Sources