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California State University - Long Beach Overview

Located in Long Beach, California, California State University - Long Beach is a public institution. 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?

9,179 Undergraduate Awards
$26,064 Avg Cost After Aid
42% Acceptance Rate
  • The 2% student loan default rate at CSULB is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at CSULB is the doctor's degree.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 47% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from CSULB with a bachelor's degree make about $57,123 a year. That's 40% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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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.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Other Homeland Security Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#64 Best Education 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
#1 Best Deaf Studies Schools College Factual
#4 Best General Family & Consumer Sciences Schools College Factual
#5 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools College Factual
#76 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#133 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search
#175 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is California State University - Long Beach?

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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?

42% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
95% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to CSULB. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 42%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 40%, and the acceptance rate for women is 44%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% 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 620. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for California State University - Long Beach  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for California State University - Long Beach  ( 510 to 620 )
200
800
CSULB received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

ACT English Scores for California State University - Long Beach  ( 19 to 26 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for California State University - Long Beach  ( 18 to 26 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for California State University - Long Beach  ( 20 to 26 )
1
36

Can I Afford California State University - Long Beach?

$26,064 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
2.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of CSULB is $26,064. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CSULB, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,354 a year. That adds up to $21,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is 2.4%. 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

29,110 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 34,216 undergraduate students at CSULB, with 29,110 being full-time and 5,106 being part-time.

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There are also 5,853 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,110 full-time undergraduates at CSULB, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 6,145
Black or African American 1,065
Hispanic or Latino 13,372
White 4,700
International Students 1,758
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,070

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

38,645 Took All Classes Online
40,063 Took At Least One Class Online
1,957.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 40,063 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.

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Online Affordability Rankings of CSULB

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Long Beach was $6,834 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,714. The following table shows how CSULB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Homeland Security #1 #3
Communication Sciences #10 #16
Criminal Justice & Corrections #31 #113
Health Professions #49 #249

Online Affordability Rankings of CSULB Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Long Beach was $6,834 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,714. The following table shows how CSULB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business, Management & Marketing #27 #120
Business Administration & Management #28 #163

Online Growth Rankings of CSULB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Long Beach was 1,957.6%. This is the #88 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSULB regardless of major.

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

Major Growth Rate Rank
Business Administration & Management #10
Business, Management & Marketing #13

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 Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 1,557 0 135 0 1,692
General Psychology 507 0 28 0 535
General Family & Consumer Sciences 445 0 0 0 445
Fine & Studio Arts 409 2 13 0 424
Health & Physical Education 293 0 107 0 400
Communication & Media Studies 377 0 10 0 387
Nursing 137 108 111 0 356
Criminal Justice & Corrections 302 0 19 0 321
Health Sciences & Services 318 0 0 0 318
Sociology 308 0 0 0 308
Computer Science 221 0 83 0 304
Social Work 65 0 236 0 301
Liberal Arts General Studies 293 0 0 0 293
General English Literature 243 0 41 0 284
General Biology 247 0 10 0 257
Health & Medical Administrative Services 196 0 35 0 231
Political Science & Government 194 0 6 0 200
Mechanical Engineering 168 0 26 0 194
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 178 0 0 0 178
Civil Engineering 147 0 24 0 171
Electrical Engineering 145 0 20 0 165
History 161 0 3 0 164
Human Development & Family Studies 150 0 0 0 150
Design & Applied Arts 137 0 4 0 141
Mathematics 105 0 30 0 135
Public Administration 0 25 106 0 131
Music 108 0 21 0 129
Journalism 109 0 0 0 109
Ethnic Studies 98 0 0 0 98
General Education 0 0 91 0 91
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 81 1 9 0 91
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 82 0 8 0 90
Anthropology 82 0 6 0 88
Nutrition Science 72 0 15 0 87
Economics 80 0 4 0 84
Geography & Cartography 47 2 32 0 81
Drama & Theater Arts 76 0 5 0 81
Chemical Engineering 62 0 12 0 74
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 63 0 10 0 73
Romance Languages 62 0 11 0 73
Hospitality Management 72 0 0 0 72
Computer Engineering 66 0 0 0 66
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 43 7 13 0 63
Philosophy 57 0 1 0 58
Dance 41 0 16 0 57
Natural Resources Conservation 55 0 0 0 55
Public Relations & Advertising 54 0 0 0 54
Chemistry 50 0 4 0 54
Business/Managerial Economics 53 0 0 0 53
Construction Engineering Technology 50 0 0 0 50
Communication Sciences 28 0 22 0 50
Area Studies 42 0 6 0 48
Physics 37 0 11 0 48
Student Counseling 0 0 46 0 46
Accounting 0 0 44 0 44
International Studies 44 0 0 0 44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 41 0 41
Biomedical Engineering 40 0 0 0 40
Educational Administration 0 0 18 16 34
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 33 33
Special Education 0 15 13 0 28
Statistics 0 0 28 0 28
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 24 0 3 0 27
Public Health 0 0 27 0 27
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 25 0 0 0 25
Curriculum & Instruction 0 19 0 0 19
Geological & Earth Sciences 11 0 7 0 18
Writing Studies 0 4 10 0 14
Other Homeland Security 0 0 14 0 14
Allied Health Professions 13 0 0 0 13
Religious Studies 10 0 3 0 13
Biotechnology 0 12 0 0 12
Gerontology 0 0 12 0 12
Germanic Languages 8 0 3 0 11
Electronics Engineering Technology 10 0 0 0 10
East Asian Languages 8 0 0 0 8
Computer Engineering Technology 6 0 0 0 6
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 4 0 4
Classical Languages & Literature 4 0 0 0 4
General Engineering 3 0 0 0 3
Arts & Media Management 0 0 2 0 2
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 9,179 195 1,619 49 11,042

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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