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California State University-Los Angeles acceptance rate & admissions

California State University-Los Angeles admits 91% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 30,106 of 32,748 applicants were admitted and 3,614 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
91%

More selective than 24% 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
12%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose California State University-Los Angeles over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied32,748
Admitted30,106
Enrolled3,614

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

California State University-Los Angeles admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202491%———College Scorecard
Fall 202392%———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 California State University-Los Angeles compared with other California colleges?

California State University-Los Angeles has the 70th-lowest acceptance rate of 92 California colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
66Azusa Pacific University88%62%$22,212
67California State University-Fullerton91%70%$6,555
68University of California-Merced91%69%$11,983
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

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

Who enrolls at California State University-Los Angeles

First-year students who return for year two72%
First-year students from California99%
Pell Grant recipients66%
First-generation students62%
Women / men56% / 44%
International students1%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

California State University-Los Angeles admissions questions

What is the California State University-Los Angeles acceptance rate?

California State University-Los Angeles accepts 91% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 30,106 of 32,748 applicants were admitted.

Does California State University-Los Angeles require the SAT or ACT?

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

How many admitted students enroll at California State University-Los Angeles?

12% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (3,614 of 30,106).

Is California State University-Los Angeles getting harder to get into?

California State University-Los Angeles accepted 91% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 92% 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-Los Angeles overview