Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$70
Undergraduate$70
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Cal State LA during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Cal State LA received a total of 29,223 applications. These applications included 11,636 male applicants and 17,587 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 29,223 applicants, Cal State LA admitted 26,459 students. Among the admitted students, there were 10,210 males and 16,249 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,095 students chose to enroll at Cal State LA. This means that 4,095 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 1,711 were male and 2,384 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Cal State LA had an overall acceptance rate of 90% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 88% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 92%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Cal State LA had an overall yield rate of 16% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 17%, and for female admitted students, it was 15%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Cal State LA over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
California State University-Los Angeles uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Cal State LA operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at California State University-Los Angeles.
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Credit for life experiences
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Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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