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California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · CSULB · Cal State Long Beach

Public institution in Long Beach, CA · 34,131 undergraduates · 47% acceptance rate · $64,403 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,931260th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$7,008280th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$18,888775th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$20,310386th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$14,289286th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,403390th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,062536th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.9%428th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.3%412th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
47.1%232nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
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Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
34,13132nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
49.3%392nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (LAX)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 82 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$86,007$85,795
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$81,333$81,175
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,817$68,499
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$66,011$67,287
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$65,053$49,683
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,264$65,029
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,005$60,839
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516$73,949
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,281$60,943
Computer Sciencebachelors$60,943$62,792
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$58,221
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$54,435$50,856

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,955,108 (M $1,487,174 · W $2,467,934)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California State University-Long Beach’s 34,131 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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