California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, California
- Public
- City
- 35,924 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 46%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $9,426per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 70%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,55410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Through the Long Beach College Promise, eligible local graduates get a tuition-free first year at Long Beach City College and guaranteed admission to Cal State Long Beach if academically eligible.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 46%About 5 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From California State University-Long Beach's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
47% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.66. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 45%40,105 admitted of 88,276 first-year applicants
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
- Class rank
Considered
- Where you live
- Living in the state
Not considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: California State University-Long Beach Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,426full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,926sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,338Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,658Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 70%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 87%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $69,55410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,195federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 35,924Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 54%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 49%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
- San Jose State University San Jose, CA — admits 85%
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA — admits 75%
- California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA — admits 93%
Also worth a look
- San Diego State University San Diego, CA — admits 36%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
- University of South Florida Tampa, FL — admits 43%
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL — admits 42%
- Florida International University Miami, FL — admits 55%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for California State University-Long Beach, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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