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California State University, Long Beach

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Long Beach, CA
Population 10,000,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 34,131
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Hispanic 50%
Asian 17%
White 14%
Mixed 5%
Black 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Business & Economics 19%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Arts 12%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,350
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,950
Est. In-State Cost $9,508
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,807
10-Year ROI $242,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 2%

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,284 (94th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 328 (99th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 28%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #196
Life & Natural Sciences $22M #200
Engineering, Computing & Math $6M #224
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 40 #348
Humanities & Social Sciences 24 #353

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 1,399 56% / 44% 4% $72,229
Business Administration 1,299 +100 56% / 44% 4% $74,002
Business Economics 44 75% / 25% 7% $59,274
Hospitality Management 56 34% / 66% 7% $41,299
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 325 19% / 81% 0% $46,401
Physical Education 32 78% / 22% 0%
Liberal Studies 293 13% / 87% 0% $46,401
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 1,177 80% / 20% 5% $87,914
Aerospace Engineering 122 84% / 16% 3% $87,697
Biomedical Engineering 53 53% / 47% 4%
Chemical Engineering 42 64% / 36% 5% $80,967
Civil Engineering 132 74% / 26% 2% $86,903
Computer Engineering 54 91% / 9% 7% $96,237
Computer Science 335 82% / 18% 10% $82,427
Electrical Engineering 119 85% / 15% 3% $98,935
Environmental Engineering 1 0% / 100% 0%
Mechanical Engineering 247 82% / 18% 2% $86,633
Computer Engineering Technology 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Construction Engineering Management 64 84% / 16% 0% $102,689
Electrical Engineering Technology 6 100% / 0% 0% $71,225
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Services 1,522 21% / 79% 1% $64,950
American Sign Language/Deaf Studies 25 0% / 100% 0% $44,658
Athletic Training
Communicative Disorders 61 7% / 93% 0% $66,285
Health Science 217 +8 18% / 82% 0%
Kinesiology 250 47% / 53% 1% $58,117
Nursing 174 19% / 81% 1% $117,594
Nutrition and Dietetics 67 16% / 84% 1%
Health Care Administration 150 21% / 79% 3% $77,188
Recreation and Leisure Studies 40 45% / 55% 0% $41,999
Child Development and Family Studies 105 +4 5% / 95% 3% $46,047
Family and Consumer Sciences 195 +11 19% / 81% 1% $41,779
Human Development 79 +1 11% / 89% 1% $46,047
Social Work 60 13% / 87% 0% $65,850
Fashion Merchandising and Design 99 11% / 89% 3%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts 2,709 33% / 67% 1% $49,737
Economics 52 +2 77% / 23% 10% $59,258
Africana Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $44,658
American Studies 19 68% / 32% 0% $45,319
Anthropology 48 +2 25% / 75% 0% $35,096
Asian American Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $44,658
Asian Studies 11 +4 36% / 64% 9% $45,319
Chicano and Latino Studies 17 +2 53% / 47% 0% $44,658
Classics 3 0% / 100% 0%
Communication Studies 351 +1 35% / 65% 1% $51,767
Comparative Literature 5 +2 40% / 60% 0% $35,444
Criminal Justice 328 38% / 62% 0% $55,751
East Asian Studies 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $45,319
English 263 +7 35% / 65% 1% $52,350
French 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $43,280
Geography 37 59% / 41% 0% $48,202
German 2 +2 50% / 50% 0%
History 127 +2 66% / 34% 0% $43,202
International Studies 21 +1 19% / 81% 5%
Japanese 8 +1 75% / 25% 12% $45,105
Journalism 73 +2 37% / 63% 0% $48,048
Linguistics 15 27% / 73% 0% $35,444
Philosophy 23 +3 70% / 30% 4% $41,447
Political Science 173 40% / 60% 2% $52,883
Psychology 688 +1 20% / 80% 1% $48,731
Public Relations 60 17% / 83% 0%
Religious Studies 4 50% / 50% 0%
Sociology 312 +3 21% / 79% 0% $47,258
Spanish 38 +3 24% / 76% 3% $43,280
Translation and Interpreting 10 +1 50% / 50% 0% $35,444
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 13 +2 8% / 92% 0% $44,658
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 693 36% / 64% 1% $60,226
Mathematics 71 +2 45% / 55% 1% $63,126
Physics 21 +11 86% / 14% 0% $70,204
Statistics 17 +1 53% / 47% 0%
Biochemistry 53 +1 43% / 57% 2% $61,052
Biological Sciences 333 30% / 70% 1% $57,604
Chemistry 32 41% / 59% 6% $71,200
Earth Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Geology 18 44% / 56% 6%
Marine Biology 68 21% / 79% 1%
Microbiology 26 50% / 50% 0% $62,708
Environmental Science and Policy 53 34% / 66% 0% $60,202
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of the Arts 967 38% / 62% 3% $39,621
Art 217 +1 32% / 68% 2% $39,065
Art Education 17 12% / 88% 0%
Dance 36 14% / 86% 0% $24,204
Design 39 21% / 79% 8% $60,021
Film and Electronic Arts 230 57% / 43% 3%
Industrial Design 29 59% / 41% 3% $60,021
Interior Design 31 13% / 87% 6% $60,021
Music 6 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Music Performance 86 +15 56% / 44% 0%
Studio Art 200 28% / 72% 3% $39,065
Theatre Arts 76 32% / 68% 7% $23,407