California State University-Los Angeles is known for being a non selective school. The school receives roughly 33,000 applications annually. The acceptance rate tends to be around 91 percent which equals about 29,900 students who passed the admission process of the school. However, when the term begins, only about 2,730 or 9% of the students who obtained acceptance letter from California State University-Los Angeles decide to attend. Based on the institution’s application data, 43% of the students were men while 56% were women, however, after being accepted, only 51 percent of the women decided to study at California State University-Los Angeles as compared to 48 percent of men who decided to enroll. The undergraduate application fee set by California State University-Los Angeles is $70. Students are requested to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-Los Angeles when filling out the application. Often, an ACT score of 16 - 21 or a 870 - 1,060 SAT score is the range in which applicants have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences.

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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
32,723
Male 14,199
Female 18,442

 

Acceptance
29,860
Male 12,759
Female 17,027

 

Enrollment Total
2,733
Male 1,319
Female 1,414


Acceptance Rate
91.3%
Male
89.9%
Female
92.3%

 

Yield
9.2%
Male
10.3%
Female
8.3%


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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