California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
- Public
- City
- 19,562 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 91%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $2,385per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 54%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,55510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Cal State LA's Early Entrance Program allows qualified gifted students between ages 11 and 15 to enroll as full-time students in the Honors College.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 91%About 9 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-Los Angeles's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
16% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.21. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 91%33,209 admitted of 36,694 first-year applicants
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Considered
- How challenging your classes were
- Where you live
- Living in the state
Not considered
- Class rank
- 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-Los Angeles Common Data Set 2025–26. 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
- $2,385full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,767sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $7,530Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,850Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 72%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,55510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,576federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 19,562Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 70%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 62%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA — admits 94%
- California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA — admits 95%
- California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA — admits 91%
- California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA — admits 93%
- California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA — admits 94%
- California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA — admits 93%
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-Los Angeles, 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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