Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cal State Long Beach

At California State University-Long Beach, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 36.96%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 47.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Long Beach than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 20.07%, and the 2024 yield is 15.00%. The number of Cal State Long Beach applicants increased by 6.64% (4,962 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 36.96%, and this year's acceptance rate is 47.00% at California State University-Long Beach. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 34.73% and women students' rate is 38.44%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Long Beach than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Long Beach over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	30.82%	29.65%	31.61%
2014-15	35.46% 4.64%	34.24% 4.68%	36.29% 4.68%
2015-16	33.82% -1.64%	32.48% -1.57%	34.72% -1.57%
2016-17	31.89% -1.93%	30.05% -1.56%	33.17% -1.56%
2017-18	27.99% -3.90%	26.96% -4.45%	28.72% -4.45%
2018-19	31.21% 3.22%	30.51% 2.99%	31.71% 2.99%
2019-20	39.27% 8.06%	36.81% 9.25%	40.96% 9.25%
2020-21	42.12% 2.85%	39.59% 2.86%	43.82% 2.86%
2021-22	47.00% 4.88%	44.00% 5.18%	49.00% 5.18%
2022-23	39.95% -7.05%	35.70% -6.18%	42.82% -6.18%
2023-24	47.00% 7.05%	42.00% 7.18%	50.00% 7.18%
Average	36.96%	34.73%	38.44%

California State University-Long Beach Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.07% where the current academic year yield is 15.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Long Beach from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25.22%	26.89%	24.15%
2014-15	21.33% -3.89%	22.59% -3.64%	20.51% -3.64%
2015-16	22.93% 1.60%	24.40% 1.48%	22.00% 1.48%
2016-17	21.58% -1.35%	22.74% -1.15%	20.85% -1.15%
2017-18	23.44% 1.87%	23.51% 2.55%	23.40% 2.55%
2018-19	22.61% -0.83%	23.21% -1.20%	22.20% -1.20%
2019-20	18.42% -4.19%	19.95% -4.72%	17.47% -4.72%
2020-21	17.28% -1.14%	17.60% -0.39%	17.09% -0.39%
2021-22	15.00% -2.28%	16.00% -2.09%	15.00% -2.09%
2022-23	17.97% 2.97%	19.49% 2.12%	17.12% 2.12%
2023-24	15.00% -2.97%	16.00% -2.12%	15.00% -2.12%
Average	20.07%	21.13%	19.53%

California State University-Long Beach Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 65,929, the average number of admitted is 24,662, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,746. The number of Cal State Long Beach applicants increased by 6.64% (4,962 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Long Beach from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	55,019	16,956	4,276
2014-15	57,322 2,303	20,326 59	4,335 59
2015-16	58,109 787	19,650 171	4,506 171
2016-17	61,808 3,699	19,711 -253	4,253 -253
2017-18	63,048 1,240	17,650 -115	4,138 -115
2018-19	69,610 6,562	21,725 774	4,912 774
2019-20	71,355 1,745	28,019 249	5,161 249
2020-21	67,426 -3,929	28,400 -253	4,908 -253
2021-22	67,122 -304	31,547 -176	4,732 -176
2022-23	74,718 7,596	29,851 633	5,365 633
2023-24	79,680 4,962	37,450 253	5,618 253
Average	65,929	24,662	4,746

California State University-Long Beach Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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