Cal State Los Angeles

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 11,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,883
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 262 (1.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 78%
Asian 10%
Black 4%
White 4%
Mixed 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Letters 727 48% 7% 9% 6% 71% 1% $42,421 0 -1.22 24 91%
Chinese 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $35,610 1 -2.00 10 — — — — —
English 92 — 40% 3% 12% 2% 75% 1% $44,555 12 -0.96 30 91% — — — —
French 3 — 67% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $32,625 0 -2.27 7 — — — — —
Japanese 5 — 100% 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% $36,127 1 -1.95 11 — — — — —
Philosophy 14 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 64% 0% $52,391 25 -0.68 51 90% — — — —
Spanish 14 — 21% 0% 0% 0% 93% 0% $33,485 0 -2.19 8 100% — — — —
Communication Studies 159 +1 43% 10% 6% 10% 69% 0% $46,464 5 -1.44 35 — — — — —
Journalism 10 — 90% 20% 0% 0% 70% 10% $44,811 1 -1.96 30 — — — — —
Radio and Television 156 — 60% 9% 5% 9% 71% 1% $41,868 1 -1.87 23 96% — — — —
Art 204 +1 45% 2% 14% 3% 73% 2% $40,677 22 -0.66 20 88% — — — —
Graphic Communications 3 — 100% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $45,320 8 -1.15 32 — — — — —
Music 6 +1 50% 0% 17% 0% 67% 0% $38,978 12 -0.83 16 83% — — — —
Music Performance 26 — 65% 15% 8% 4% 65% 4% $38,978 12 -0.83 16 83% — — — —
Theatre Arts 34 — 35% 18% 9% 6% 65% 0% $34,595 7 -1.13 9 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Economics 836 50% 3% 16% 4% 70% 2% $59,276 8 -0.97 66 93%
Business Administration 819 — 49% 3% 16% 4% 71% 2% $58,864 8 -0.98 65 93% — — — —
Economics 17 — 82% 0% 29% 6% 53% 6% $79,156 25 -0.71 88 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 310 7% 3% 8% 3% 84% 1% $42,748 0 -1.42 25 90%
Early Childhood Education 310 — 7% 3% 8% 3% 84% 1% $42,748 4 -1.42 25 90% — — — —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $45,433 3 -1.18 32 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology 526 84% 8% 23% 3% 60% 2% $84,599 83 -1.21 91 95% 4.1%
Civil Engineering 68 — 76% 6% 15% 0% 74% 1% $89,311 30 -0.43 94 94% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 48 — 83% 6% 21% 2% 62% 0% $97,191 7 -0.94 96 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 108 — 89% 9% 15% 5% 65% 4% $84,885 2 -1.80 91 98% — — — —
Computer Science 155 — 92% 10% 28% 3% 54% 5% $92,699 14 -0.94 95 95% — — — —
Information Technology 95 — 79% 4% 36% 6% 51% 0% $72,088 7 -1.27 83 97% — — — —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 27 — 56% 7% 26% 4% 59% 4% $57,313 4 -2.43 62 88% 4.1% — — —
Engineering Technologies/Technicians 16 — 94% 19% 0% 0% 81% 0% $75,067 10 -1.14 85 — — — — —
Industrial Technology/Technician 9 — 89% 0% 11% 11% 78% 0% $69,812 7 -1.57 81 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Services 896 27% 5% 13% 4% 72% 1% $60,505 11 -0.47 68 95%
Nutrition Sciences 45 — 13% 16% 9% 0% 67% 2% $45,674 3 -1.74 33 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 105 — 8% 6% 5% 2% 83% 0% $50,382 5 -1.52 45 94% — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 73% 0% 9% 9% 82% 0% $51,110 8 -1.24 47 94% — — — —
Health Science — — — — — — — — $59,693 21 -0.60 67 — — — — —
Kinesiology 204 — 53% 3% 9% 4% 77% 1% $51,110 8 -1.24 47 94% — — — —
Nursing 130 — 24% 13% 38% 5% 36% 4% $109,879 96 +1.76 99 100% — — — —
Public Health 147 — 20% 1% 19% 5% 71% 1% $51,972 10 -1.22 50 93% — — — —
Social Work 192 — 19% 4% 5% 4% 86% 0% $56,048 67 +0.33 60 97% — — — —
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor 62 — 23% 8% 6% 6% 74% 0% $51,501 31 -0.42 48 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural and Social Sciences 1,749 30% 5% 6% 5% 79% 1% $51,717 1 -0.93 49 94%
Chemistry 15 — 53% 7% 33% 0% 60% 0% $69,911 45 -0.16 81 92% — — — —
Geosciences 7 +1 86% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% $61,166 39 -0.35 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 19 — 68% 0% 21% 0% 74% 0% $56,448 4 -1.09 61 89% — — — —
Physics 7 — 86% 29% 14% 0% 57% 0% $63,031 5 -1.48 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 34 — 32% 6% 21% 6% 65% 3% $64,429 18 -0.63 74 98% — — — —
Biology 181 — 23% 6% 13% 5% 72% 1% $57,122 11 -1.08 62 92% — — — —
Microbiology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,953 5 -1.66 64 97% — — — —
Food Technology and Processing 9 — 44% 0% 33% 0% 67% 0% $67,591 67 +0.34 78 100% — — — —
Natural Sciences 64 — 19% 2% 5% 11% 81% 0% $51,033 15 -0.96 47 91% — — — —
African American Studies 5 — 20% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $31,063 1 -2.24 6 94% — — — —
Chicana/o Studies 13 +1 15% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $31,063 1 -2.24 6 94% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 6 +3 17% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $31,063 1 -2.24 6 94% — — — —
History 51 — 63% 10% 6% 2% 73% 2% $51,561 30 -0.52 49 96% — — — —
Latin American Studies 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $32,826 1 -2.10 7 — — — — —
Anthropology 16 — 38% 12% 0% 6% 69% 0% $46,221 6 -0.97 34 94% — — — —
Geography 12 — 50% 8% 8% 8% 75% 0% $43,170 2 -2.18 26 100% — — — —
Political Science 80 — 50% 8% 5% 4% 78% 1% $57,310 10 -1.10 62 96% — — — —
Psychology 431 +4 20% 6% 8% 3% 77% 1% $48,085 13 -1.06 39 92% — — — —
Sociology 248 — 25% 2% 2% 8% 84% 1% $48,469 13 -0.76 40 95% — — — —
General Education 154 — 19% 10% 3% 5% 75% 0% $50,039 23 -0.59 45 90% — — — —
Criminal Justice 357 — 35% 5% 3% 4% 84% 0% $53,264 13 -0.91 53 95% — — — —
Fire Services Administration 36 — 83% 8% 0% 6% 81% 0% $61,628 14 -1.00 70 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,522
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,022
Est. In-State Cost $9,730
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,194
ROI Percentile 60th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 25.9% 1,304 31% 6% 5% 6% 78% 1% $48,862 6 -0.96 41 94% —
Business & Economics 16.6% 836 50% 3% 16% 4% 70% 2% $59,277 4 -0.97 66 93% —
Health Sciences 11.8% 597 31% 5% 17% 4% 68% 1% $63,991 9 -0.63 74 95% —
Education 10.4% 526 12% 6% 6% 4% 80% 0% $45,914 8 -1.06 33 91% —
Professional 8.8% 445 44% 6% 4% 4% 82% 0% $55,305 10 -1.03 58 95% 4.1%
Arts 5.4% 273 46% 5% 13% 3% 71% 2% $39,771 6 -0.74 18 89% —
Computer Science 5.0% 250 87% 8% 31% 4% 52% 3% $84,867 10 -1.07 91 95% —
Engineering 4.4% 224 84% 8% 16% 3% 67% 2% $88,866 3 -1.20 93 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 216 24% 6% 14% 5% 71% 1% $58,276 13 -1.01 64 93% —
Humanities 4.1% 207 45% 4% 9% 4% 74% 1% $43,908 3 -1.13 28 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 118 19% 7% 8% 6% 75% 1% $50,252 12 -1.16 45 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 48 69% 6% 21% 0% 69% 0% $62,303 8 -0.75 71 91% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $4.5M #225 83% $0 — — — —
Engineering $2.2M #242 100% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #274 88% $0 — — — —
Education $0.7M #263 80% $0 15 #264 — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.7M #356 81% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.4M #288 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #339 44% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $10.2M #309 87% $0 15 #419 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 44 $618K $618K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 38 $139K $139K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $139K $139K $0
Soccer 36 $701K $701K $0
Basketball 16 $788K $788K $0
Cross Country 13 $139K $139K $0
Total 133 $2.5M $2.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 38 $138K $138K $0
Soccer 37 $468K $468K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 33 $138K $138K $0
Volleyball 22 $680K $680K $0
Beach Volleyball 21 $30K $30K $0
Basketball 16 $785K $785K $0
Cross Country 12 $138K $138K $0
Golf 8 $322K $322K $0
Tennis 8 $409K $409K $0
Total 129 $3.1M $3.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 76 $278K $278K $0
Soccer 73 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Track & Field (indoor) 71 $278K $278K $0
Baseball 44 $618K $618K $0
Basketball 32 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Cross Country 25 $278K $278K $0
Volleyball 22 $680K $680K $0
Beach Volleyball 21 $30K $30K $0
Golf 8 $322K $322K $0
Tennis 8 $409K $409K $0
Total 262 $8.5M $8.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 69% 57%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind