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Statement · Long Beach, CA

California State University-Long Beach

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,183 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $22,679.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $64,403 ten years after entering, the 85th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 69% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
43,106

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $22,679 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,183 and $19,750 a year depending on income at California State University-Long Beach.

Statement of cost · California State University-Long Beach

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$22,679
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,183
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$10,440
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$7,350

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,183; $30–48k: $7,831; $48–75k: $9,705; $75–110k: $12,630; over $110k: $19,750. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,183
$30k–$48k$7,831
$48k–$75k$9,705
$75k–$110k$12,630
Over $110k$19,750

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $64,403; the median graduate who borrowed owes $14,289.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$50,062
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$56,802
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
85th percentile among public 4-years
$64,403
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
27th percentile among public 4-years
$14,289
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$12,227

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $50,062; 8 yrs after entry: $56,802; 10 yrs after entry: $64,403. Median graduate debt: $14,289. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $14,289.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$50,062
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$56,802
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$64,403
Median graduate debt$14,289

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at California State University-Long Beach
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree1,359$66,801$15,000
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree597$55,066$12,000
Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree456$42,341$16,583
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree332$58,497$13,953
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree306$93,142$14,619
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree305$65,092$13,000
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree300$47,210$12,906
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree300$52,433$15,500
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree286$62,999$15,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree277$53,402$12,831
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree272$53,709$13,749
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree264$56,995$14,551
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree249$100,443not reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree242not reportednot reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree234$97,895$17,653
Social WorkMaster's Degree222$84,404not reported
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree220not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree206not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree202$59,758$14,928
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree157$113,863$18,661
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate111$145,444not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree94$139,337not reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree23not reportednot reported
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherMaster's Degree15not reportednot reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space EngineeringMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's Degree66not reported$15,720
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree17not reportednot reported
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianBachelor's Degree53$116,039$17,866

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

California State University-Long Beach: 35,924 undergraduates; 50% of students receive Pell grants; 46% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

46%

9th percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

35,924

97th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

50%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

87th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

69%

finish within 150% of normal time

88th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

49%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$26,465

32nd percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k41%
  • $30k–$48k20%
  • $48k–$75k19%
  • $75k–$110k10%
  • Over $110k10%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k41%
$30k–$48k20%
$48k–$75k19%
$75k–$110k10%
Over $110k10%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.