California State University-Long Beach is known for being a highly selective school. They receive approximately 75,000 applications every admission cycle. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 40 percent which equals about 30,000 students being accepted to the institution. Around 18 percent of the 30,000 applicants who received the acceptance letter from California State University-Long Beach chose to attend. The ratio of the students who applied is 40% and 59% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 60% were typically women and 39% were men. Freshmen students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-Long Beach when filling out the application. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 20 - 26 for ACT or 1,030 - 1,240 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits, Credit for life experiences, and Dual enrollment. California State University-Long Beach’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2022 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
74,718
Male 30,081
Female 44,637

 

Acceptance
29,851
Male 10,738
Female 19,113

 

Enrollment Total
5,365
Male 2,093
Female 3,272


Acceptance Rate
40%
Male
35.7%
Female
42.8%

 

Yield
18%
Male
19.5%
Female
17.1%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences
  • Dual enrollment


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