Cal State Long Beach's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Long Beach students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State University-Long Beach students is 75.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 78.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 71.5%.

75.5%

asian 80.2% 943 students
African American 64.7% 108 students
white 78.8% 568 students
unknown 64.5% 69 students
hawaiian 38.5% 5 students
hispanic 73.7% 1,316 students
International Students 67.3% 105 students
Mixed Race 75.2% 200 students

Drop Out

California State University-Long Beach has an overall drop-out rate of 19.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 22.2% and 17.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

19.7%

asian 15.2% 179 students
African American 26.4% 44 students
white 18.0% 130 students
unknown 31.8% 34 students
hawaiian 61.5% 8 students
hispanic 20.5% 366 students
International Students 30.1% 47 students
Mixed Race 21.1% 56 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Long Beach at a rate of 1.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 1.7%, and male students' 2.2%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

1.9%

asian 1.7% 20 students
African American 4.2% 7 students
white 1.5% 11 students
hispanic 2.4% 42 students
Mixed Race 1.1% 3 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.9%

asian 2.9% 34 students
African American 4.8% 8 students
white 1.7% 12 students
unknown 2.8% 3 students
hispanic 3.5% 62 students
International Students 1.9% 3 students
Mixed Race 2.6% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$83,777	$85,795	$94,848
Construction Engineering Technologies	$83,666	$81,175	$89,338
Computer Engineering	$68,683	$68,499	$77,226
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$67,072	$67,287	$77,156
Mechanical Engineering	$61,380	$65,029	$75,461
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering	$66,374	$60,839	$72,766
Civil Engineering	$62,480	$60,943	$72,570
Computer Science	$60,701	$62,792	$72,255
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$46,366	$52,107	$63,610
Chemical Engineering	$47,727	$58,221	$62,444
Management Information Systems and Services	$43,803	$50,439	$62,297
Accounting and Related Services	$45,106	$49,493	$54,947
Social Work	$32,587	$33,993	$51,822
Physics	$43,640	$35,060	$50,293
Finance and Financial Management Services	$44,864	$43,277	$50,235
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,174	$44,055	$49,004
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$24,868	$34,259	$48,657
Design and Applied Arts	$40,105	$43,519	$48,428
Human Resources Management and Services	$43,226	$39,523	$48,061
Economics	$36,911	$40,179	$48,006
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,402	$41,342	$46,855
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$29,965	$34,298	$46,334
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$35,185	$32,332	$46,266
Chemistry	$32,996	$35,060	$45,942
Business/Managerial Economics	$39,824	$42,123	$45,869
Marketing	$39,095	$39,036	$44,313
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$25,872	$31,314	$42,806
Communication and Media Studies	$34,094	$34,559	$42,613
Area Studies	$30,213	$31,314	$42,443
Journalism	$29,760	$35,060	$42,200
Political Science and Government	$26,031	$33,352	$41,882
Philosophy	NA	$30,228	$40,545
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$31,210	$33,565	$40,511
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,475	$32,925	$40,044
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$34,586	$34,942	$40,032
Public Health	$27,767	$34,495	$39,447
Hospitality Administration/Management	$36,180	$33,993	$39,168
Sociology	$29,491	$30,510	$37,307
Geography and Cartography	$36,016	$27,874	$37,254
Biology, General	$24,556	$28,381	$37,070
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$29,311	$31,529	$36,566
Psychology, General	$26,891	$28,787	$36,442
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$27,268	$30,650	$36,380
English Language and Literature, General	$23,239	$29,956	$36,218
History	$26,582	$27,874	$34,966
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,102	$26,498	$34,360
International Relations and National Security Studies	NA	$33,993	$34,026
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$29,118	$27,947	$33,036
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$25,929	$29,882	$32,691
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$34,271	NA	$31,674
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$23,937	$23,364	$31,626
Fine and Studio Arts	$25,974	$25,467	$30,436
Anthropology	$21,124	$26,037	$29,607
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$22,522	$24,112	$27,833
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,025	$19,929	$25,834
Music	$15,531	$15,552	$22,894
Dance	$21,620	$16,786	$16,969
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$65,701	$73,949	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$23,605	$27,307	NA
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$23,737	$25,194	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$41,546	$43,798	NA
Mathematics	$23,769	$39,009	NA
Applied Mathematics	NA	$49,683	NA
International/Global Studies	$28,381	NA	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$33,993	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$49,915	$50,856	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$118,210	$114,438
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$81,997	$89,816
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$69,765	$76,930	$82,103
Applied Mathematics	$61,730	$63,005	$80,992
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$77,447	$67,660	$79,909
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$74,609	$66,821	$78,493
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$65,885	$72,403	$76,766
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$76,460	$74,116
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$55,447	$60,878	$67,789
Public Administration	$55,813	$57,920	$67,390
Geography and Cartography	$55,942	$53,775	$66,230
Social Work	$56,905	$59,443	$65,111
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,665	$50,439	$59,662
Public Health	$50,391	$48,432	$57,396
English Language and Literature, General	$33,293	$41,565	$56,999
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$52,541	$52,464	$55,979
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	NA	$31,501
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$79,284	NA
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$44,971	NA
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$57,261	$59,045	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$72,869	$63,005	NA
Educational Administration and Supervision	$83,835	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$69,588	NA	NA
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	NA	$44,384	NA
Special Education and Teaching	$67,171	$71,575	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$67,089	NA	NA
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$70,009	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$26,788	$46,087	NA
Mathematics	$65,843	$65,053	NA
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	$100,976	NA	NA
Music	$23,055	NA	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$60,231	$61,516	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$91,030	$106,421	$105,845
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$76,747	$79,755	$81,071

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$114,350	$111,435	$111,518

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