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Acceptance Rate

46.3%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$7,008

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,888

Undergrad Enrollment

34,131

Applicants

79,680

Yield Rate

15.3%

Endowment / Student

$3,381

Student:Faculty

19:1

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What you pay

$10,440/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $41,760 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,492/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,538 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.7 years of pay.

76% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

11.6%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

38%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

4.4%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California State University-Long Beach’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$7,183
$30–48k$7,831
$48–75k$9,705
$75–110k$12,630
Over $110k$19,750

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

78%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

83%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

71%

Median debt

$14,289

Classification

R2 research universityFour-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
79,680
Admitted
37,54747.1%
Enrolled
5,75615% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Motor Vehicle Theft35
Rape32
Robbery21

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation44% / 56%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball15Golf11Track & Field79Volleyball24Water Polo28

Women's

Basketball22Beach Volleyball24Golf7Soccer24Softball26Tennis7Track & Field93Volleyball26Water Polo25
Research Activity
FY 2024
$34Mtotal R&D expenditure#263 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General1,299 grads
Psychology, General688 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric351 grads
Computer Science335 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General333 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies328 grads
Sociology312 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies293 grads
English Language and Literature, General263 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General250 grads

4yr Grad Rate

34%

6yr Grad Rate

75%

Retention Rate

87%

Median Earnings

$64,403