California State University-Los Angeles

Name: California State University-Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024-25
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2024-25

The 2024-25 Common Data Set for California State University-Los Angeles — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. This archive discovered the file on Apr 19, 2026. The school did not send Last-Modified and the file has no embedded date. Subscribe via RSS.

In its 2024-25 report, California State University-Los Angeles says 32,723 first-year students applied and 29,860 were admitted, an acceptance rate of 91%. 2,815 admitted students enrolled (9.4% yield).

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First-year admissions & retention§C1 · §B22 →

Accept rate§C1

91.3%

29,860 of 32,723

Yield§C1

9.4%

2,815 enrolled

Applications§C1

32,723

Admitted§C1

29,860

Enrolled§C1

2,815

§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported

§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants

Applicants32,723reported count

Admits29,86091%

Class seats2,8159% yield

Exact admission data

Admission flow data
Path	Applicants	Admitted	Admit rate	Class seats	Note
All applicants	32,723	29,860	91%	2,815	School-reported totals.

Overall yield: 9%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.

§ Application cost

Application fee: $70.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2024-25 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →

§ Federal outcomes

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings

SCORECARD

$59,211

10 yrs after enrollment

Graduation rate

SCORECARD

53%

6-year completion

Average net price

SCORECARD

$3,967

sticker minus grants

Median debt at grad.

SCORECARD

$13,000

federal loans only

Nonpayment

FSA

13%

as-of late May 2026 · not the official cohort default rate

Nonpayment is the share of Direct Loan borrowers who entered repayment January 2020–May 2025 and were 90+ days delinquent at the FSA pull. It is not the official cohort default rate.

The numbers, as published

§ This report399 of ~399numbers from this report.

General Information

3 TABLES

Respondent Information

Title:Associate Director

Office:Institutional Effectiveness

If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:https://www.calstatela.edu/InstitutionalEffectiveness/quick-facts

Address Information

Name of College/University:California State University, Los Angeles

Degrees Offered

CertificateYes

Bachelor'sYes

Postbachelor's certificateYes

Master'sYes

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES

Institutional Enrollment

B1 undergraduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	1,319	1,414	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking	567	585	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	5,134	6,863	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking	7,020	8,862	Not reported	0	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates	8	9	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates	7,028	8,871	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking	40	31	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking	110	115	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	1,379	1,709	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking	1,529	1,855	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduates	5	2	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total undergraduates	1,534	1,857	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total undergraduates	8562	10728	Not reported	0	19,354

B1 graduate enrollment

Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Full-time first-time degree-seeking	400	680	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking	424	778	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates	0	1	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Full-time total graduates	824	1,459	Not reported	0	Not reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking	111	109	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking	378	493	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates	1	0	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Part-time total graduates	490	602	Not reported	0	Not reported
Total graduate students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	3,390

B1 overall enrollment

Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.

B1 overall enrollment. Institution-wide total enrollment by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Grand total all students	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	22,744

All

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity

Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.

B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
Measure	First-time first-year	Degree-seeking undergraduates	Total undergraduates
Nonresidents	80	855	874
Hispanic/Latino	2,375	14,498	14,501
Black or African American, non-Hispanic	111	808	808
White, non-Hispanic	39	688	688
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic	2	24	24
Asian, non-Hispanic	157	1,811	1,812
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic	1	8	8
Two or more races, non-Hispanic	29	298	299
Race and/or ethnicity unknown	20	340	340
Total	2,814	19,330	19,354

Persistence

B3 degrees awarded

Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.

B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
Measure	Number awarded
Certificate/diploma	Not reported
Associate degrees	Not reported
Bachelor's degrees	5,310
Postbachelor's certificates	Not reported
Master's degrees	1,203
Post-master's certificates	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarship	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practice	Not reported
Doctoral degrees, other	23

Graduation Rates

B4 current graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	2,886	141	731	3,758
Did not persist	2	0	0	2
Final cohort	2,884	141	731	3,756
Completed in less than four years	714	29	212	955
Completed in less than five years	618	41	153	812
Completed in less than six years	178	10	36	224
Total completers	1,510	80	401	1,991
Six-year graduation rate	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort

Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.

B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
Measure	Pell Grant	Subsidized Stafford, no Pell	Neither Pell nor subsidized Stafford	Total
Initial cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Did not persist	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Final cohort	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than four years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than five years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Completed in less than six years	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Total completers	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	0
Six-year graduation rate	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES

Applications

C1 first-year admissions

First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.

C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown gender	Total
Applied	14,199	18,442	Not reported	0	32,723
Admitted	12,759	17,027	Not reported	0	29,860
Enrolled full-time	1,319	1,414	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled part-time	41	31	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Enrolled total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	2,815

Other fields

In-state first-time, first-year who applied30,395

In-state first-time, first-year who were admitted28,113

In-state first-time, first-year who enrolled2,780

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who applied1,775

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who were admitted1,460

Out-of-state first-time, first-year who enrolled19

Nonresident first-time, first-year who applied553

Nonresident first-time, first-year who were admitted287

Nonresident first-time, first-year who enrolled16

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units12

English4

Mathematics3

Science2

Of these, units that must be lab2

Foreign language2

Social studies1

History1

Academic electives1

Visual/Performing Arts1

Basis for Selection

C7 basis for selection

Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.

C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
Measure	Very important	Important	Considered	Not considered
Rigor of secondary school record	—	—	Yes	—
Class rank	—	—	—	Yes
Academic GPA	Yes	—	—	—
Standardized test scores	—	—	—	Yes
Application essay	—	—	—	Yes
Recommendations	—	—	—	Yes
Interview	—	—	—	Yes
Extracurricular activities	—	—	—	Yes
Talent or ability	—	—	—	Yes
Character and personal qualities	—	—	—	Yes
First generation	—	—	—	Yes
Alumni relation	—	—	—	Yes
Geographical residence	—	—	Yes	—
State residency	—	—	Yes	—
Religious affiliation or commitment	—	—	—	Yes
Volunteer work	—	—	—	Yes
Work experience	—	—	—	Yes
Level of applicant interest	—	—	—	Yes

Entrance Exams

SAT or ACTNot Used

ACT OnlyNot Used

SAT OnlyNot Used

First-time, first-year Profile

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total0

SAT Math: Total0

SAT Composite: Total0

Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.25

Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:100

Admission Policies

Amount of application fee:70

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES

Fall Applicants

D2 transfer admissions

Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.

D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported gender or status.
Measure	Men	Women	Another gender	Unknown	Total
Applied	5,362	8,105	Not reported	Not reported	13,536
Admitted	4,612	6,757	Not reported	Not reported	11,430
Enrolled	1,000	1,461	Not reported	Not reported	2,476

Application for Admission

High school transcriptNot Required

College transcript(s)Recommended

Essay or personal statementNot Required

InterviewNot Required

Standardized test scoresNot Required

Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Required

If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):2.00

Student Life

2 TABLES

Percent Participating

Percent of students age 25 and older27%

Percent of students age 25 and older31%

Average Age

Average age of full-time students18

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18

Average age of full-time students22

Average age of all students (full- and part-time)23

Annual Expenses

4 TABLES

Public Tuition

G1 undergraduate costs

Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.

G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
Measure	First-year	All undergraduates
Tuition	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: in-district	$6,084	$6,084
Tuition: in-state	$18,684	$18,684
Tuition: out-of-state	Not reported	Not reported
Tuition: nonresident	Not reported	Not reported
Required fees	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only, on-campus	Not reported	Not reported
Food only, on-campus meal plan	Not reported	Not reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housing	Not reported	Not reported
Other	Not reported	Not reported

Credits per Term

Minimum6.1

Maximum18

Estimated Expenses

G5 estimated expenses

Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.

G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
Measure	Residents	Commuters living at home	Commuters not living at home
Books and supplies	$1,054	$1,054	$1,054
Food only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Housing only	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Food and housing total	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Transportation	$2,288	$2,020	$2,892
Other expenses	$4,320	$3,506	$4,080

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

Out-of-state:$420

NONRESIDENTS:$420

Financial Aid

9 TABLES

Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid

H2A non-need-based aid

Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients	100	Not reported	Not reported
Average institutional non-need grant	$6,655	Not reported	Not reported
Athletic grant recipients	0	Not reported	Not reported
Average athletic grant	$0	Not reported	Not reported

Methodology

Federal methodology (FM)Yes

Need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$116,958,545

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$104,420,596

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$52,404,606

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$932,606

Total Scholarships/Grants$274,716,353

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$19,015,431

Federal Work-Study$1,644,686

Total Self-Help$20,660,117

Parent Loans$1,162,556

Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$607,024

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Federal$0

State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$39,501,082

Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,279,012

Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$910,106

Total Scholarships/Grants$42,690,200

Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$19,015,431

Total Self-Help$19,015,431

Students Awarded Aid

H2 students awarded aid

Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.

H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
Measure	First-year full-time	All undergraduates full-time	All undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Applied for need-based aid	2,676	14,742	2,764
Determined to have financial need	2,546	14,137	2,660
Awarded any aid	2,532	13,877	2,486
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid	2,453	13,209	2,242
Awarded need-based self-help aid	424	3,109	691
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid	2,411	12,108	1,811
Need fully met	64	345	44
Average percentage of need met	53%	52%	40%
Average financial aid package	$16,553	$16,871	$13,927
Average need-based scholarship or grant	$13,909	$13,380	$9,874
Average need-based self-help award	$3,428	$4,962	$4,717
Average need-based loan	$3,337	$4,000	$4,711

Graduating Cohort

Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.2,228

Source Type Loan

H5 student loans

Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.

H5 student loans. Graduating first-time student loan borrowers by loan source, share of class, and average per-borrower debt.
Measure	Number in class	Percent of class	Average per borrower
Any loan program	1,814	81%	$14,595
Federal loan programs	1,732	78%	$14,694
Institutional loan programs	0	0%	$0
State loan programs	82	4%	$9,537
Private student loans	17	1%	$14,238

Aid to Nonresidents

Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes

Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableYes

If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:23

Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$5,660

Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$130,189

Financial Aid Forms

FAFSAYes

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES

Instructional Faculty

I1 instructional faculty

Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.

I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
Measure	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Total instructional faculty	633	890	1,523
Members of minority groups	323	478	801
Females	343	481	824
Males	290	409	699
Nonresidents	20	7	27
Doctorate or other terminal degree	507	260	767
Master's, but not terminal master's	116	519	635
Bachelor's degree	9	74	83
Unknown or other highest degree	1	34	35
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs	0	0	0

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students19,928

and ____ faculty900

Undergraduate Class Size

I3 undergraduate class size

Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.

I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
Measure	Class sections	Class subsections
2-9 students	240	21
10-19 students	412	173
20-29 students	1,131	340
30-39 students	492	33
40-49 students	164	17
50-99 students	92	0
100+ students	50	0
Total	2,581	584

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

3 TABLES

Diploma/Certificates

Associate

Bachelors

J degrees conferred by discipline

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.

J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
Measure	Certificate/diploma	Associate	Bachelor's
Agriculture	Not reported	Not reported	0.1%
Natural resources and conservation	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Architecture	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Area, ethnic, and gender studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Communication/journalism	Not reported	Not reported	3.4%
Communication technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Computer and information sciences	Not reported	Not reported	5.4%
Personal and culinary services	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Education	Not reported	Not reported	6.8%
Engineering	Not reported	Not reported	4.5%
Engineering technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0.6%
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.5%
Family and consumer sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Law/legal studies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
English	Not reported	Not reported	4.7%
Liberal arts/general studies	Not reported	Not reported	2.7%
Library science	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Biological/life sciences	Not reported	Not reported	3.9%
Mathematics and statistics	Not reported	Not reported	0.3%
Military science and military technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Interdisciplinary studies	Not reported	Not reported	2.1%
Parks and recreation	Not reported	Not reported	4.4%
Philosophy and religious studies	Not reported	Not reported	0.2%
Theology and religious vocations	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Physical sciences	Not reported	Not reported	0.7%
Science technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Psychology	Not reported	Not reported	7.9%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services	Not reported	Not reported	8.0%
Public administration and social services	Not reported	Not reported	4.1%
Social sciences	Not reported	Not reported	8.3%
Construction trades	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Mechanic and repair technologies	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Precision production	Not reported	Not reported	0%
Transportation and materials moving	Not reported	Not reported	0.6%
Visual and performing arts	Not reported	Not reported	3.8%
Health professions and related programs	Not reported	Not reported	8.7%
Business/marketing	Not reported	Not reported	16.5%
History	Not reported	Not reported	1.0%
Other	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Total	0%	0%	100.0%

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