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California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CAMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Academic GPAVery Important
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Non-academic

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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $6,813

In-State Cost of Attendance: $17,153

Out-of-State Tuition: $18,698

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $29,038

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 2,602

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $13,826

Students with non-need merit aid: 105

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $7,181

Student Debt

Median total debt: $11,966

Students with federal loans: 20.4%

Students with Pell grants: 66.0%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $37,248

After 5 years: $59,715

Majors(61 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(1,131 graduates)
  2. Sociology.(452 graduates)
  3. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(385 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(347 graduates)
  5. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(307 graduates)
  6. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(268 graduates)
  7. Social Work.(224 graduates)
  8. Communication and Media Studies.(210 graduates)
  9. Public Health.(195 graduates)
  10. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(180 graduates)
  11. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(171 graduates)
  12. Computer and Information Sciences, General.(166 graduates)
  13. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(154 graduates)
  14. Mechanical Engineering.(144 graduates)
  15. Biology, General.(143 graduates)
  16. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(140 graduates)
  17. Fine and Studio Arts.(135 graduates)
  18. Computer Science.(119 graduates)
  19. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(110 graduates)
  20. English Language and Literature, General.(107 graduates)
  21. Political Science and Government.(95 graduates)
  22. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(85 graduates)
  23. Nutrition Sciences.(68 graduates)
  24. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(62 graduates)
  25. History.(61 graduates)
  26. Civil Engineering.(59 graduates)
  27. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(48 graduates)
  28. Fire Protection.(46 graduates)
  29. Anthropology.(44 graduates)
  30. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(38 graduates)
  31. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(37 graduates)
  32. Mathematics.(37 graduates)
  33. Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(29 graduates)
  34. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(28 graduates)
  35. Music.(28 graduates)
  36. Natural Sciences.(26 graduates)
  37. Chemistry.(24 graduates)
  38. Economics.(23 graduates)
  39. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(22 graduates)
  40. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(17 graduates)
  41. Physics.(16 graduates)
  42. Food Science and Technology.(15 graduates)
  43. Geography and Cartography.(14 graduates)
  44. Philosophy.(11 graduates)
  45. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(10 graduates)
  46. Graphic Communications.(9 graduates)
  47. Area Studies.(5 graduates)
  48. Journalism.
  49. Information Science/Studies.
  50. Engineering, General.
  51. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
  52. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
  53. Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.
  54. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  55. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
  56. Social Sciences, General.
  57. Air Transportation.
  58. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
  59. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.
  60. Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
  61. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 21,478 students

Admission Rate: 91.9%

Retention Rate: 72.9%

Graduation Rate: 52.6%

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Student Demographics

White (4.1%)
Hispanic (77.2%)
Black (4.0%)
Asian (10.1%)
Two or More (1.5%)
International (1.1%)

Gender Distribution

Men (43.3%)
Women (56.7%)

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