Acceptance Rate History

California State University-Los Angeles Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CA · Current rate: 91.3%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is California State University-Los Angeles's acceptance rate in 2024?

California State University-Los Angeles's acceptance rate in 2024 is 91.3%, down from 91.9% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	91.3%	32,723	29,860
2023	91.9%	32,748	30,106
2022	86.9%	33,939	29,507
2021	90.5%	29,223	26,459
2020	76.5%	31,442	24,046
2019	47.8%	33,641	16,084
2018	41.5%	39,854	16,548
2017	46.5%	37,396	17,369
2016	63.7%	35,429	22,567
2015	68.1%	31,855	21,704
2014	61.1%	31,013	18,941
2013	67.5%	27,321	18,448

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

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

$18,403/yr

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

$3,967/yrin-state figure

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

$73,612

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,160/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$19,760/yr

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

$59,211/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $2,877/yr · Family income over $110k: $13,578/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-Los Angeles'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-Los Angeles's rate ranged from 41.5% to 91.9%, 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