Acceptance Rate History

California State University-Long Beach Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CA · Current rate: 46.3%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is California State University-Long Beach's acceptance rate in 2024?

California State University-Long Beach's acceptance rate in 2024 is 46.3%, down from 47.1% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	46.3%	83,967	38,854
2023	47.1%	79,680	37,547
2022	40.0%	74,718	29,851
2021	46.9%	67,122	31,448
2020	42.1%	67,426	28,400
2019	39.3%	71,355	28,019
2018	31.2%	69,610	21,725
2017	28.0%	63,048	17,650
2016	31.9%	61,808	19,711
2015	33.8%	58,109	19,650
2014	35.5%	57,322	20,326
2013	30.8%	55,019	16,956

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$22,679/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$10,440/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$90,716

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,350/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$19,950/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$64,403/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $7,183/yr · Family income over $110k: $19,750/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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How to read these numbers

The 2024 rate covers California State University-Long Beach's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them California State University-Long Beach's rate ranged from 28.0% to 47.1%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education