Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cal State LA

At California State University-Los Angeles, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 67.51%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 92.00%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Los Angeles than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.15%, and the 2024 yield is 12.00%. The number of Cal State LA applicants decreased by -3.51% (1,191 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 67.51%, and this year's acceptance rate is 92.00% at California State University-Los Angeles. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 64.24% and women students' rate is 69.70%. For 2024 admission, it was easier to get into California State University-Los Angeles than the previous year.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	67.52%	64.12%	69.76%
2014-15	61.07% -6.45%	57.99% -6.58%	63.18% -6.58%
2015-16	68.13% 7.06%	63.85% 7.88%	71.07% 7.88%
2016-17	63.70% -4.44%	59.33% -4.33%	66.74% -4.33%
2017-18	46.45% -17.25%	44.00% -18.57%	48.17% -18.57%
2018-19	41.52% -4.92%	39.01% -4.86%	43.31% -4.86%
2019-20	47.81% 6.29%	44.87% 6.57%	49.88% 6.57%
2020-21	76.48% 28.67%	70.84% 30.48%	80.36% 30.48%
2021-22	91.00% 14.52%	88.00% 11.64%	92.00% 11.64%
2022-23	86.94% -4.06%	83.68% -2.80%	89.20% -2.80%
2023-24	92.00% 5.06%	91.00% 3.80%	93.00% 3.80%
Average	67.51%	64.24%	69.70%

California State University-Los Angeles Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.15% where the current academic year yield is 12.00%.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	15.76%	16.21%	15.49%
2014-15	17.05% 1.29%	18.21% 0.84%	16.33% 0.84%
2015-16	17.79% 0.74%	19.28% 0.55%	16.88% 0.55%
2016-17	16.97% -0.82%	19.08% -1.21%	15.66% -1.21%
2017-18	20.47% 3.50%	23.34% 2.97%	18.63% 2.97%
2018-19	23.34% 2.86%	25.53% 3.30%	21.93% 3.30%
2019-20	20.44% -2.90%	22.65% -2.90%	19.04% -2.90%
2020-21	16.63% -3.80%	17.87% -3.15%	15.88% -3.15%
2021-22	15.00% -1.63%	17.00% -0.88%	15.00% -0.88%
2022-23	13.19% -1.81%	15.20% -3.12%	11.88% -3.12%
2023-24	12.00% -1.19%	14.00% -0.88%	11.00% -0.88%
Average	17.15%	18.94%	16.16%

California State University-Los Angeles Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 33,078, the average number of admitted is 21,994, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,639. The number of Cal State LA applicants decreased by -3.51% (1,191 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	27,321	18,448	2,908
2014-15	31,013 3,692	18,941 322	3,230 322
2015-16	31,855 842	21,704 632	3,862 632
2016-17	35,429 3,574	22,567 -32	3,830 -32
2017-18	37,396 1,967	17,369 -274	3,556 -274
2018-19	39,854 2,458	16,548 306	3,862 306
2019-20	33,641 -6,213	16,084 -575	3,287 -575
2020-21	31,442 -2,199	24,046 713	4,000 713
2021-22	29,223 -2,219	26,593 -11	3,989 -11
2022-23	33,939 4,716	29,507 -97	3,892 -97
2023-24	32,748 -1,191	30,128 -277	3,615 -277
Average	33,078	21,994	3,639

California State University-Los Angeles Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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