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California State University-Dominguez Hills acceptance rate & admissions

California State University-Dominguez Hills admits 93% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 17,388 of 19,040 applicants were admitted and 1,721 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
93%

More selective than 21% of California colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
10%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose CSUDH over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied19,040
Admitted17,388
Enrolled1,721

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

CSUDH admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202493%———College Scorecard
Fall 202391%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is CSUDH compared with other California colleges?

CSUDH has the 73rd-lowest acceptance rate of 92 California colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
69California College of the Arts91%61%$53,909
70California State University-Los Angeles91%53%$3,967
71La Sierra University92%60%$45,566
72California State University-Chico93%63%$14,480
73California State University-Dominguez Hills93%43%$8,615
74William Jessup University93%56%$28,062
75Sonoma State University93%58%$12,885
76California State University-Northridge93%57%$7,021
77California State University-San Bernardino94%55%$4,564

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All California colleges →

Who enrolls at CSUDH

First-year students who return for year two74%
First-year students from California99%
Pell Grant recipients63%
First-generation students59%
Women / men60% / 40%
International students1%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

CSUDH admissions questions

What is the CSUDH acceptance rate?

California State University-Dominguez Hills accepts 93% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 17,388 of 19,040 applicants were admitted.

Does CSUDH require the SAT or ACT?

California State University-Dominguez Hills does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at CSUDH?

10% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (1,721 of 17,388).

Is CSUDH getting harder to get into?

California State University-Dominguez Hills accepted 93% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 91% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to California State University-Dominguez Hills overview