Colleges / California State University-Long Beach
College · Public · Long Beach, CA · City
CSU

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Websitewww.csulb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate46%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size35,924
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 46% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.

If you get in

35,924 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$91k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$42k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.9k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,562

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
35,924
Location
Long Beach, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
Cal State Long Beach
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic52%
  • Asian20%
  • White14%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Black4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 83

What you can study.

Colleges / California State University-Long Beach
College · Public · Long Beach, CA · City
CSU

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Websitewww.csulb.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate46%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size35,924
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 46% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter.

If you get in

35,924 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$91k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$42k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$49k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.3k
Tuition · out-of-state
$19.9k
Room & board
$15.6k
Books & supplies
$1,562

How students pay for it.

Pell grants50%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans24%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention86%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr69%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out2%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
35,924
Location
Long Beach, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
Cal State Long Beach
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic52%
  • Asian20%
  • White14%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Black4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students49%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time15%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 83

What you can study.