California State University

Los Angeles, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
91.2%
32,752 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
54.0%
Retention 74.3%
Undergrads
22,077
23:1 S-F
Admissions
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91.2%
32,752 admitted
from 35,898 apps
Applications35,898
Overall admit rate91.2%
Enrolled2,938 · 9.0% yield
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
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$7,530
in-state tuition
out-of-state $20,850
Tuition (in-state)$7,530
Tuition (out-of-state)$20,850
Fees$1,080
Room & board$20,526
Books$1,078
Avg need-based grant$13,141
% need met49.1%
Academics
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23 : 1
student-faculty ratio
74.3% retention
Student-faculty23 : 1
Retention74.3%
4-year graduation25.4%
6-year graduation54.0%
Enrollment
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22,077
undergraduates
15 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates22,077
First-year2,920
Transfer2,139
Full-time75%
Female55%
International (freshmen)15
Rankings
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#7
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — WEST
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — WEST#726
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — West#1326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Bachelor's/Master's)#2626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#5926
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#7026
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#9926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#10726
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceCalifornia Collegiate Athletic Association2
Athletic divisionNCAA D210
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early actionoffered
Admissions URLhttps://www.calstatela.edu/Institutional…
Admissions emailhttps://www.calstatela.edu
Admissions phone(323) 343-6306
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
California State University CA · Public92.5%—32K
California State University CA · Public88.1%95040K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — California State University-Los Angeles

18 years of California State University-Los Angeles's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.