What is California State University, Los Angeles's acceptance rate?

California State University, Los Angeles admitted 29,860 of 32,723 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 91.3%, according to its Common Data Set.

How much does California State University, Los Angeles cost?

Tuition is $6,084 in-state, before aid. The average need-based grant is $13,909.

What is California State University, Los Angeles's graduation rate?

53% of students graduate within six years.

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California State University, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024-25

CATest policy: Test-blind: SAT/ACT not considered for admission (C8A: No); no test scores used for advising (C8D: No); C8F blankCompare with other schools

Acceptance rate

91.3%

29,860 of 32,723

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

—

ACT middle 50%

—

Admissions

AppliedC1	32,723
AdmittedC1	29,860
EnrolledC1	2,815
YieldC1	9.4%
Early decisionC21	Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	—
Submitted ACTC9	—
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	—
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	—
Average high school GPAC12	3.25
GPA of 4.0C11	—
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	—
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	—
GPA below 3.50C11	—

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$6,084
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$18,684
Required feesG1	—
Food and housingG1	—
Need fully met (first-years)H2	2.5%
Average % of need metH2	53%
Average need-based packageH2	$16,553
Average need-based grantH2	$13,909

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordConsidered
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPAVery important
Standardized test scoresNot considered
Application essayNot considered
Recommendation(s)Not considered
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
Talent/abilityNot considered
Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workNot considered
Work experienceNot considered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	19,354
First-year retentionB22	72%
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	53%

Notes on this filing

Year label: filing is titled Common Data Set 2024-2025 with Fall 2024 admissions data; page 36 header reads 2023-2024.
C2: waitlist policy answered No (AD_WAIT: N); all three waitlist counts are blank.
C21/C22: early decision and early action Yes/No boxes are not clearly marked and all related counts and dates are blank; offered set to null.
C9: SAT/ACT percent submitting and percentile scores are blank; consistent with test-blind policy in C8A.
C11: GPA band percentages are blank, so pct_below_3_50 and the other bands are null.
B4-B11: the Fall 2018 cohort 4-year rate is not printed (955 completers out of 3,756 adjusted cohort), so grad_rate_4yr is null. The 6-year rate of 0.53 is printed (H row) and used as 53.
G1: the 6,084 figure is labeled 'In-district' and the 18,684 figure is labeled 'In-state (out-of-district)'. Mapped to in_state and out_of_state respectively as the CSU resident and nonresident rates; the form labels should be verified. Required fees and food/housing are blank.
H2: pct_need_fully_met computed as line h (64) / line d (2,532) = 2.5%. pct_with_need_awarded_aid is left null because the filing does not print that percentage. Counts for line d and line c (2,532 of 2,546) are available if needed.
H2 row I (avg % need met, 53) is taken from the printed table; the hidden field FRSH_FT_ND_MET_P contains 53, which matches row I rather than line h.
Retention rate 72 is from B22 for the Fall 2023 cohort.

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California State University, Los Angeles admissions FAQ

What is California State University, Los Angeles's acceptance rate?: California State University, Los Angeles admitted 29,860 of 32,723 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 91.3%, according to its Common Data Set.
How much does California State University, Los Angeles cost?: Tuition is $6,084 in-state, before aid. The average need-based grant is $13,909.
What is California State University, Los Angeles's graduation rate?: 53% of students graduate within six years.

Source: California State University, Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.