California State University - Long Beach Overview

California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The city atmosphere of Long Beach makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is California State University - Long Beach Known For?

• The student loan default rate at CSULB is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at CSULB.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 49% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, CSULB bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,100 a year. That's about 18% more than their peers at other schools.

California State University - Long Beach Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

CSULB has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#23	Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#101	Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSULB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#3	Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSULB has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#34	Best Colleges for Social Work	College Factual
#36	Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences	College Factual
#41	Best Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	College Factual
#67	Best Colleges for Criminal Justice & Corrections	College Factual
#101	Best Colleges for Nursing	College Factual
#144	Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Long Beach?

Contact details for CSULB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Phone:	562-985-4111
Website:	www.csulb.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/csulb
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csulb

How Do I Get Into CSULB?

You can apply to CSULB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSULB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSULB?

If you plan to apply to CSULB, make sure you don't wait until the last minute to fill out your application. The school is one of the most selective in the United States and has a low acceptance rate of 28%. If you are admitted, that's something to brag about!

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 27%, and the acceptance rate for women is 29%.

Average Test Scores

About 93% of students accepted to CSULB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

CSULB received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 19 and 27. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford California State University - Long Beach?

The overall average net price of CSULB is $27,191. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSULB, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,013 a year. That adds up to $20,052 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Long Beach Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 33,054 undergraduate students at CSULB, with 28,752 being full-time and 4,302 being part-time.

There are also 5,620 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,752 full-time undergraduates at CSULB, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Long Beach students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,154
Black or African American	1,042
Hispanic or Latino	12,686
White	4,776
International Students	1,973
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,121

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Long Beach. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at CSULB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Japan.

Online Learning at California State University - Long Beach

In 2017-2018, 10,834 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSULB has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 130th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of CSULB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Long Beach was 64.4%. This is the #432 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CSULB regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSULB majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Communication Sciences	4%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	6%
Other Homeland Security	21%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSULB ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSULB.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Homeland Security	#2
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#49
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#51

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Long Beach Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1,447	105	0	1,552
General Psychology	536	26	0	562
General Family & Consumer Sciences	515	0	0	515
Communication & Media Studies	404	15	0	419
Health & Physical Education	302	116	0	418
Fine & Studio Arts	389	28	0	417
Social Work	69	283	0	352
Sociology	310	0	0	310
Nursing	203	106	0	309
General English Literature	250	32	0	282
Computer Science	201	69	0	270
Health Sciences & Services	266	0	0	266
Health & Medical Administrative Services	203	51	0	254
Mechanical Engineering	203	36	0	239
Liberal Arts General Studies	234	0	0	234
Political Science & Government	224	6	0	230
Human Development & Family Studies	222	0	0	222
General Biology	194	16	0	210
Electrical Engineering	171	25	0	196
Criminal Justice & Corrections	179	16	0	195
History	182	12	0	194
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	162	0	0	162
Music	103	44	0	147
Civil Engineering	117	25	0	142
General Education	0	140	0	140
Journalism	137	0	0	137
Public Administration	0	137	0	137
Design & Applied Arts	126	0	0	126
Mathematics	76	25	0	101
Economics	91	6	0	97
Geography & Cartography	63	32	0	95
Nutrition Science	67	17	0	84
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	79	5	0	84
Hospitality Management	81	0	0	81
Chemical Engineering	81	0	0	81
Area Studies	71	10	0	81
Student Counseling	0	78	0	78
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	54	21	0	75
Anthropology	67	7	0	74
Communication Sciences	46	25	0	71
International Studies	70	0	0	70
Ethnic Studies	68	0	0	68
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	54	12	0	66
Drama & Theater Arts	57	4	0	61
Physics	43	13	0	56
Romance Languages	44	9	0	53
Construction Engineering Technology	52	0	0	52
Computer Engineering	52	0	0	52
Natural Resources Conservation	49	0	0	49
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	40	8	0	48
Business/Managerial Economics	41	0	0	41
Chemistry	29	11	0	40
Accounting	0	38	0	38
Statistics	0	36	0	36
Philosophy	33	1	0	34
Dance	30	3	0	33
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	30	0	0	30
General Engineering	25	5	0	30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	30	30
Public Health	0	28	0	28
Other Homeland Security	0	28	0	28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	26	0	26
Special Education	0	24	0	24
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	18	4	0	22
Allied Health Professions	21	0	0	21
Geological & Earth Sciences	9	9	0	18
Educational Administration	0	0	17	17
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	12	0	12
Electronics Engineering Technology	12	0	0	12
Writing Studies	0	12	0	12
Religious Studies	4	8	0	12
Computer Engineering Technology	11	0	0	11
East Asian Languages	10	0	0	10
Biomedical Engineering	8	0	0	8
Classical Languages & Literature	8	0	0	8
Germanic Languages	6	2	0	8
Gerontology	0	8	0	8
Arts & Media Management	0	4	0	4
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1	0	0	1
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8,950	1,819	47	10,816

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

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