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Acceptance Rate 46.27%
Yield 16.68%
Applicants 83,967
Admitted 38,854
Enrolled 6,482

Cal State Long Beach Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 46.27% at California State University-Long Beach. Total 83,967 students applied and 38,854 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.csulb.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate46.27%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 46.27%. A total of 83,967 students (34,211 men and 49,756 women) have applied to and 38,854 (14,479 men and 24,375 women) students admitted to California State University-Long Beach.
Among them, 2,509 male and 3,973 female students have enrolled into Cal State Long Beach and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 16.68%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cal State Long Beach
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants83,96734,21149,75600
Admitted38,85414,47924,37500
Enrolled6,4822,5093,97300
Acceptance Rate 46.27% 42.32% 48.99% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 16.68% 17.33% 16.30% - -
[Chart] California State University-Long Beach Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Long Beach, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Cal State Long Beach
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Cal State Long Beach

The calendar system at California State University-Long Beach is Semester. California State University-Long Beach accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Long Beach accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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