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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?

6,045 Undergraduate Awards
$28,795 Avg Cost After Aid
76% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is 1%, 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 highest award offered at Cal State LA is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 40% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Cal State LA bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $46,100 a year. That's about 13% more than their peers at other schools.

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California State University - Los Angeles 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 Cal State LA.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#51 Best Value Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#78 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#81 Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#108 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cal State LA has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Food Technology & Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#43 Best General Special Education Schools College Factual
#46 Best Student Counseling Schools College Factual
#49 Best Special Education Schools College Factual
#77 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#190 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CalStateLA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/calstatela

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 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 Cal State LA?

76% Acceptance Rate
62% Of Accepted Are Women
97% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 76%, Cal State LA may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 97% of students accepted to Cal State LA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 530. Math scores were between 430 and 530.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for California State University - Los Angeles  ( 440 to 530 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for California State University - Los Angeles  ( 430 to 530 )
200
800
Cal State LA received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 20. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

ACT English Scores for California State University - Los Angeles  ( 14 to 21 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for California State University - Los Angeles  ( 16 to 20 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for California State University - Los Angeles  ( 15 to 20 )
1
36

Can I Afford California State University - Los Angeles?

$28,795 Net Price
14% Take Out Loans
1.4% Loan Default Rate
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 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,598 a year. That adds up to $18,392 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is 1.4%. 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 - 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.

Online Learning at California State University - Los Angeles

26,603 Took All Classes Online
26,739 Took At Least One Class Online
5,135.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 26,739 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of Cal State LA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Los Angeles was 5,135.6%. This is the #48 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal State LA regardless of major.

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 - Los Angeles 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 1,131 0 76 0 1,207
Sociology 452 0 12 0 464
Social Work 224 0 174 0 398
Teacher Education Grade Specific 385 0 6 0 391
General Psychology 347 0 13 0 360
Criminal Justice & Corrections 307 0 0 0 307
Health & Physical Education 268 0 9 0 277
Nursing 171 20 78 0 269
Communication & Media Studies 210 0 16 0 226
Public Health 195 0 22 0 217
Computer Information Systems 166 0 48 0 214
Liberal Arts General Studies 180 1 0 0 181
Computer Science 119 0 58 0 177
General Biology 143 0 22 0 165
Communication Sciences 140 0 21 0 161
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 154 0 0 0 154
Mechanical Engineering 144 0 10 0 154
Electrical Engineering 110 0 34 0 144
Fine & Studio Arts 135 0 5 0 140
General Education 0 15 108 0 123
General English Literature 107 0 16 0 123
Political Science & Government 95 0 10 0 105
Student Counseling 0 8 96 0 104
Nutrition Science 68 0 26 0 94
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 85 0 0 0 85
History 61 0 16 0 77
Civil Engineering 59 0 16 0 75
Special Education 0 0 73 0 73
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 62 0 0 0 62
Educational Administration 0 0 43 18 61
Anthropology 44 0 17 0 61
Teacher Education Subject Specific 38 15 2 0 55
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 2 49 0 51
Industrial Production Technology 48 0 0 0 48
Fire Protection 46 0 0 0 46
Economics 23 0 23 0 46
Mathematics 37 0 7 0 44
Music 28 0 16 0 44
Ethnic Studies 37 0 5 0 42
Chemistry 24 0 9 0 33
Geography & Cartography 14 10 6 0 30
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 29 0 0 0 29
Drama & Theater Arts 28 0 1 0 29
Romance Languages 22 0 5 0 27
Natural Sciences 26 0 0 0 26
Public Administration 0 0 24 0 24
Philosophy 11 0 11 0 22
Physics 16 0 5 0 21
Area Studies 5 0 15 0 20
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 19 0 19
Accounting 0 0 17 0 17
East Asian Languages 17 0 0 0 17
Food Science Technology 15 0 0 0 15
Geological & Earth Sciences 10 0 5 0 15
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 14 0 14
Teaching English or French 0 1 9 0 10
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 10 0 10
Graphic Communications 9 0 0 0 9
Biotechnology 0 4 0 0 4
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 4 0 0 4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 4 0 0 4
Real Estate 0 1 0 0 1
Multilingual Education 0 1 0 0 1
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 1 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 1 0 1
Journalism 0 0 0 0 0
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6,045 87 1,278 18 7,428

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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