California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, California · Also known as Cal State Long Beach · Website
$64,403
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,403
median earnings, 10 years after starting
California State University-Long Beach is a public 4-year college in Long Beach, California with 35,924 undergraduates and 5,921 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,440 a year (tuition and fees $7,350 in-state, $19,950 out-of-state). It admits 46% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,403 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,289 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,440
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$7,350
Out-of-state $19,950
Admission rate
46%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,289
About $151 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,403
Rank 549 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,440
- Tuition in-state
- $7,350
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,950
- Cost of attendance
- $22,679
- Students with a need-based grant
- 50%
- Students with federal loans
- 24%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,183
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,831
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,705
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,630
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,750
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,452 in 2015-16 to $7,350 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 46%
- Undergraduates
- 35,924
- Graduate students
- 5,921
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 59%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 186
- Endowment
- $132.9M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 549 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,440 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,350 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 46% | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,289 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,062 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,403 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
186 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,359 | $15,000 | $45,751 | $67,853 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 597 | $11,952 | $27,511 | $48,926 | $50,706 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 456 | $16,500 | $21,493 | $43,349 | $41,367 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 332 | $13,766 | $34,172 | $58,137 | $56,359 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 306 | $14,885 | $60,378 | $101,428 | $107,009 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 305 | $12,994 | $35,053 | $61,492 | $57,214 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 300 | $12,956 | $32,008 | $50,361 | $48,460 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 300 | $15,000 | $31,802 | $60,019 | $53,072 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 286 | $15,000 | $34,247 | $58,513 | $55,378 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 277 | $12,713 | $31,270 | $51,982 | $52,657 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 272 | $14,400 | $22,933 | $49,804 | $48,590 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 264 | $14,016 | $22,148 | $57,643 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 249 | $41,000 | $88,562 | $120,394 | $103,485 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 242 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 234 | $16,616 | $60,996 | $95,957 | $92,135 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 222 | $30,414 | $66,873 | $82,395 | $65,123 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 220 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 206 | Withheld | $95,299 | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 202 | $14,236 | $32,168 | $59,787 | $63,293 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $16,743 | $100,178 | $111,681 | $88,910 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $11,000 | $43,594 | $64,633 | $58,716 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 134 | $15,850 | $73,342 | $89,457 | $86,517 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | $13,804 | $25,014 | $52,423 | $50,680 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $19,000 | $77,278 | $103,075 | $100,647 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 111 | $30,500 | $143,367 | $139,937 | $126,911 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does California State University-Long Beach cost?
$10,440 a year is the average net price at California State University-Long Beach after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $7,350 for in-state students and $19,950 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,679. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,183 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at California State University-Long Beach?
46% of applicants are admitted to California State University-Long Beach. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
How much do California State University-Long Beach graduates earn?
$64,403 a year is the median pay of former California State University-Long Beach students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,062 after 6 years). That ranks 549 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $143,563.
How much student debt do California State University-Long Beach graduates have?
$14,289 is the median federal student loan debt of California State University-Long Beach graduates, about $151 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 24% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at California State University-Long Beach?
69% of first-time, full-time students at California State University-Long Beach finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at California State University-Long Beach?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (1,359 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (597 bachelor's graduates), Fine and Studio Arts (456 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 186 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.