California State University-Long Beach is known for being a highly selective school. They receive approximately 84,000 applications every admission cycle. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be around 46 percent which equals about 39,000 students being accepted to the institution. Around 16 percent of the 39,000 applicants who received the acceptance letter from California State University-Long Beach chose to attend. The ratio of the students who applied is 40% and 59% for males and females respectively. However, of the first-year students enrolled, 61% were typically women and 38% were men. Freshmen students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-Long Beach when filling out the application. Most often, accepted students have test scores in the range of 20 - 26 for ACT or 1,030 - 1,240 for SAT. This school also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. California State University-Long Beach’s undergraduate application fee is $70.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
83,951
Male 34,090
Female 49,634

 

Acceptance
38,854
Male 14,440
Female 24,321

 

Enrollment Total
6,248
Male 2,406
Female 3,842


Acceptance Rate
46.3%
Male
42.4%
Female
49%

 

Yield
16.1%
Male
16.7%
Female
15.8%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

$70


Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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