unitid 110592 · Los Angeles, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
California State University-Los Angeles
- enrollment 2023
- 28,820
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
74th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
19,562
87th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
66%
undergrads on Pell grants
96th pctl among public 4-years
completion
53%
finish within 150% time
65th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,403
28th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$3,967
after aid, aided students
6th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,211
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$13,000
23rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $2,877 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $22,032
- First-generation students
- 62%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,160
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 896 | $64,019 | $13,750 |
| Psychology, General. | 412 | — | $24,994 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 402 | $46,726 | $12,331 |
| Sociology. | 394 | $54,833 | $12,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 367 | $56,580 | $11,679 |
| Social Work. | 279 | $59,861 | $11,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 274 | $57,102 | $13,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 188 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 171 | $42,918 | $15,068 |
| Computer Science. | 170 | $100,735 | $15,321 |
| Public Health. | 162 | $56,290 | $12,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 158 | $38,595 | $19,087 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- California State University-San Bernardino →
- California State University-Dominguez Hills →
- California State University-Fresno →
- California State University-Bakersfield →
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley →
- California State University-Northridge →
- The University of Texas at El Paso →
- California State University-Stanislaus →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.