California State University, Long Beach

IPEDS: 110583

Performance Metrics

Detailed breakdown of all metrics for this institution. The bar shows relative performance across all institutions (fuller = better), and percentile shows rank position.

Metric Value Relative Performance Percentile Range
Median debt for grads with federal loans ($)
Lower is better
14,289
Top 4.9% 5,500.0 – 31,000.0
Number of applicants
Higher is better
74,694
Top 5.1% 1,985.0 – 149,815.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - out-of-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
1
Top 8% 0.0 – 78.0
Number of students receiving a Bachelor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
8,694
Top 9.8% 280.0 – 14,934.0
Total faculty
Higher is better
2,608
Top 12.9% 176.0 – 6,529.0
In-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
8,312
Top 13.2% 4,685.0 – 26,456.0
Acceptance rate
Lower is better
46
Top 13.9% 9.0 – 100.0
Out-of-state tuition and fees
Lower is better
19,856
Top 15.6% 5,354.0 – 66,203.0
Full-time first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate enrollment (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
6,298
Top 16.9% 320.0 – 13,981.0
Total enrollment
Higher is better
39,858
Top 17.3% 2,391.0 – 79,818.0
6-Year Graduation Rate Of Students Who Received A Pell Grant
Higher is better
70
Top 22.6% 20.0 – 92.0
Number of students receiving a Master's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
2,066
Top 22.7% 59.0 – 7,563.0
Top Public Schools Rank - National Universities
Lower is better
63
Top 29.8% 1.0 – 225.0
First-Year Retention Rate
Higher is better
87
Top 30.7% 33.0 – 98.0
6-year graduation rate (single cohort)
Higher is better
69
Top 35.1% 22.0 – 96.0
Average Faculty Salary
Higher is better
100,191
Top 53.3% 54,887.0 – 205,648.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - foreign countries (DRVEF2024)
Higher is better
2
Top 53.8% 0.0 – 19.0
Out-of-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
73
Top 63% 7.0 – 100.0
Net cost
Lower is better
40,970
Top 65.8% 0.0 – 66,625.0
total_rd_expenditures
Higher is better
33,897
Top 72.1% 1,138.0 – 2,110,961.0
Number of students receiving a Doctor's degree (DRVC2025)
Higher is better
65
Top 84.9% 17.0 – 1,858.0
Pell % of Cohort
Lower is better
54
Top 88% 10.0 – 80.0
College grads earning more than a HS grad
Higher is better
81
Top 89.8% 57.0 – 95.0
In-state acceptance rate
Higher is better
46
Top 90.8% 10.0 – 100.0
Educational expenditures per student
Higher is better
16,621
Top 92% 11,852.0 – 126,832.0
Percent of first-time undergraduates - in-state (DRVEF2024)
Lower is better
97
Top 96% 20.0 – 99.0
Student/faculty ratio
Lower is better
26.18
Top 99.1% 10.9 – 28.3