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Acceptance Rate 87.00%
Yield 13.00%
Applicants 33,939
Admitted 29,527
Enrolled 3,839

Applying To Cal State LA

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 87% at California State University-Los Angeles where a total of 33,939 students applied and 29,527 were accepted. It requires three items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Cal State LA.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.calstatela.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate87.00%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 87.00% where a total of 33,939 students (13,884 men and 20,055 women) have applied to Cal State LA and 29,527 (11,663 men and 17,849 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 1,749 male and 2,142 female students have enrolled into Cal State LA and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 13.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Cal State LA
TotalMenWomen
Applicants33,93913,88420,055
Admitted29,52711,66317,849
Enrolled3,8391,7492,142
Acceptance Rate 87.00% 84.00% 89.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 13.00% 15.00% 12.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Admission Requirements

California State University-Los Angeles requires 3 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Cal State LA
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✗
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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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