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?

• 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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

Can I Afford California State University - Long Beach?

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

There are 34,216 undergraduate students at CSULB, with 29,110 being full-time and 5,106 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.