Applying to Cal State Long Beach

California State University-Long Beach's acceptance rate is 47.12% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 79,680 students applied and 37,547 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

Cal State Long Beach's acceptance rate places 27th out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Cal State Long Beach, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not considered for admission at California State University-Long Beach.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of California State University-Long Beach is 47.12% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 15.33%. 32,529 men and 47,151 women applied to Cal State Long Beach and 13,764 men and 23,783 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,216 men and 3,540 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Cal State Long Beach.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Cal State Long Beach
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	79,680	32,529	47,151	0	0
Admitted	37,547	13,764	23,783	0	0
Enrolled	5,756	2,216	3,540	0	0
Acceptance Rate	47.12%	42.31%	50.44%	-	-
Yield	15.33%	16.10%	14.88%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

California State University-Long Beach 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 5,756 first-year students enrolled in Cal State Long Beach. The proportion of full-time students is 97.55% and part-time students is 2.45%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 38.50% and women students is 61.50%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Cal State Long Beach.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Cal State Long Beach
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,756	2,216	3,540
Full-time	5,615	2,168	3,447
Part-time	141	48	93

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Cal State Long Beach. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply California State University-Long Beach.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Cal State Long Beach Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of California State University-Long Beach. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Cal State Long Beach.

Admission Information for Applying to Cal State Long Beach
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	www.csulb.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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Admission Statistics

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

Application Requirements

General Admissions Information

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