Cal State Long Beach Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

46.9%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$70

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Cal State Long Beach during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	67,122	26,464	40,658
Admitted students	31,448	11,588	19,860
Enrolled students	4,865	1,888	2,977
Acceptance rate	47%	44%	49%
Yield rate	16%	16%	15%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Cal State Long Beach received a total of 67,122 applications. These applications included 26,464 male applicants and 40,658 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 67,122 applicants, Cal State Long Beach admitted 31,448 students. Among the admitted students, there were 11,588 males and 19,860 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,865 students chose to enroll at Cal State Long Beach. This means that 4,865 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,888 were male and 2,977 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Cal State Long Beach had an overall acceptance rate of 47% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 44% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 49%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Cal State Long Beach had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 16%, and for female admitted students, it was 15%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Cal State Long Beach over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	58,109	23,494	34,615	19,650	7,630	12,020	34%	32%	35%	4,506	1,862	2,644	23%	24%	22%
2016	61,808	25,294	36,514	19,711	7,600	12,111	32%	30%	33%	4,253	1,728	2,525	22%	23%	21%
2017	63,048	26,004	37,044	17,650	7,010	10,640	28%	27%	29%	4,138	1,648	2,490	23%	24%	23%
2018	69,610	28,980	40,630	21,725	8,841	12,884	31%	30%	32%	4,912	2,052	2,860	23%	23%	22%
2019	71,355	29,104	42,251	28,019	10,714	17,305	39%	37%	41%	5,161	2,137	3,024	18%	20%	18%
2020	67,426	27,136	40,290	28,400	10,744	17,656	42%	40%	44%	4,908	1,891	3,017	17%	18%	17%
2021	67,122	26,464	40,658	31,448	11,588	19,860	47%	44%	49%	4,865	1,888	2,977	16%	16%	15%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

California State University-Long Beach uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Cal State Long Beach operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at California State University-Long Beach.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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Applicants Stats

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Enrolled Students

Acceptance Rate

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