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Acceptance Rate 91.25%
Yield 9.42%
Applicants 32,723
Admitted 29,860
Enrolled 2,814

Cal State LA Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 91.25% at California State University-Los Angeles. Total 32,723 students applied and 29,860 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.calstatela.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate91.25%
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 91.25%. A total of 32,723 students (14,247 men and 18,476 women) have applied to and 29,860 (12,802 men and 17,058 women) students admitted to California State University-Los Angeles.
Among them, 1,363 male and 1,451 female students have enrolled into Cal State LA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.42%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cal State LA
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants32,72314,24718,47600
Admitted29,86012,80217,05800
Enrolled2,8141,3631,45100
Acceptance Rate 91.25% 89.86% 92.33% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.42% 10.65% 8.51% - -
[Chart] California State University-Los Angeles Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Los Angeles, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 1 item(s) are considered for admission - Work experience.
Application Requirements for Cal State LA
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 LA

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