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California State University - Los Angeles Overview

Located in Los Angeles, California, California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is California State University - Los Angeles Known For?

5,611 Undergraduate Awards
$28,795 Avg Cost After Aid
87% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Cal State LA is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period44% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Cal State LA with a bachelor's degree make about $59,211 a year. That's 45% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is California State University - Los Angeles?

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Contact details for Cal State LA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8506
Phone: 323-343-3000
Website: www.calstatela.edu

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How Do I Get Into Cal State LA?

You can apply to Cal State LA online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal State LA

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal State LA?

87% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
Since Cal State LA has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Can I Afford California State University - Los Angeles?

$28,795 Net Price
17% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Cal State LA is $28,795. 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 Cal State LA, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,227 a year. That adds up to $20,908 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Los Angeles Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,425 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 22,832 undergraduate students at Cal State LA, with 19,425 being full-time and 3,407 being part-time.

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There are also 3,913 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,425 full-time undergraduates at Cal State LA, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Los Angeles students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,217
Black or African American 618
Hispanic or Latino 14,069
White 762
International Students 1,145
Other Races/Ethnicities 614

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Los Angeles. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Cal State LA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

California State University - Los Angeles Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 896 130 0 1,026
General Psychology 412 14 0 426
Teacher Education Grade Specific 402 15 0 417
Sociology 394 14 0 408
Social Work 279 124 0 403
Criminal Justice & Corrections 367 0 0 367
Health & Physical Education 274 12 0 286
Computer Science 170 51 0 221
Communication & Media Studies 188 21 0 209
Nursing 147 55 0 202
Public Health 162 20 0 182
Communication Sciences 132 24 19 175
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 171 0 0 171
Fine & Studio Arts 158 9 0 167
Mechanical Engineering 126 23 0 149
Liberal Arts General Studies 139 0 0 139
Computer Information Systems 88 48 0 136
General Biology 123 12 0 135
Political Science & Government 108 6 0 114
General English Literature 89 12 0 101
Special Education 0 95 0 95
Student Counseling 0 82 0 82
Electrical Engineering 51 26 0 77
Civil Engineering 63 13 0 76
History 57 14 0 71
Nutrition Science 44 19 0 63
Industrial Production Technology 53 0 0 53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 51 0 0 51
Music 34 16 0 50
Educational Administration 0 26 20 46
Mathematics 38 8 0 46
Natural Sciences 42 0 0 42
General Education 0 41 0 41
Fire Protection 39 0 0 39
Anthropology 32 7 0 39
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 38 0 0 38
Drama & Theater Arts 35 0 0 35
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 34 0 34
Ethnic Studies 27 6 0 33
Accounting 0 32 0 32
Romance Languages 26 6 0 32
Chemistry 20 8 0 28
Teacher Education Subject Specific 24 2 0 26
Philosophy 15 9 0 24
Public Administration 0 24 0 24
Economics 16 7 0 23
Instructional Media Design 0 22 0 22
Area Studies 5 17 0 22
Physics 6 16 0 22
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 18 0 18
Security Science and Technology 0 16 0 16
Natural Resources Conservation 0 15 0 15
Education Philosophy 0 14 0 14
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 13 0 0 13
Journalism 13 0 0 13
Geography & Cartography 10 2 0 12
Graphic Communications 11 0 0 11
Geological & Earth Sciences 7 3 0 10
East Asian Languages 9 0 0 9
Engineering-Related Fields 0 8 0 8
Food Science Technology 7 0 0 7
Materials Engineering 0 5 0 5
Teaching English or French 0 3 0 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 1
Biotechnology 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,611 1,205 39 6,855

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.

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