32,711
undergraduate students
(Fall '22)

5,562
graduate students
(Fall '22)

Number 1
most-applied-to campusin the CSU (calstate.edu, 2023)

Number 1
among national universities in promoting social mobility
 (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

Number Elevated to 'Doctoral University:
High Research Activity' status
(Carnegie Classification of institutions of Higher Education, 2022)

Student Diversity

 (as of Fall 2022, undergraduates)
  • 15,754 — Hispanic / Latino 43%
  • 6,999 — Asian-American 20%
  • 4,985 — White / Caucasian 18%
  • 1,637 — Non-Resident 7%
  • 1,448 — Two or more races 4%
  • 1,148 — African American 4%
  • 71 — Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
  • 35 — American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3%
  • 634 — Declined to state 3%

Distribution of Student Diversity

Number‘The Best Colleges in America 2023’
4.5 stars out of 5
(Money.com)

Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Mid-Career Pay

$5,742
full-time
California resident
undergraduate
tuition and fees

$230M
total scholarships and grants
for 2022-2023
academic year
(CSULB)

76%
undergraduate
students receive some
form of financial aid
(CSULB)

$16,038
full-time non-CA resident
tuition and fees

Number 4
nationally
for promoting
social mobility
(Social Mobility Index, 2022)

55%
of bachelor's degree
recipients are
first in family to receive
a university degree
(CSU)

$11,219
average need-based
scholarship award
(full-time undergraduates)

$109,200
mid-career pay
(payscale.com)

In the Top 10% of schools nationwide for return on investment
 (Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, 2022)

365,000+
Beach alumni

CSULB’s Economic Impact

$1.88B

CSULB's economic impact
in the state 

$8.23B

state economic impactby Beach alumni

CSULB in California

Among the Top 50 'national universities'
(Washington Monthly, 2023)

$488M operating revenue and expenditures

Estimate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023

Revenue

  • 54% State Appropriation
  • 43% Tuition and Fees
  • 3% Other Revenues

Distribution of Revenue

Expenditures

  • 52% Salaries and Wages
  • 26% Benefits
  • 12% Student Financial Aid
  • 10% Operating Expenses

Distribution of Expenditures

$36.8M
total philanthropic gift commitments
for fiscal year 2022-2023

Degrees Awarded

 (July 2021 - June 2022)

Distribution of Degrees Awarded

  • 9,261 Bachelor's
  • 1,771 Master's
  • 54 Doctoral

11,180

Total Degrees
Awarded

Faculty

2,432

Total
Instructional
Faculty

1,048

Full-Time
Faculty

1,384

Part-Time
Faculty

26:1

Student to Faculty
Ratio

939

Faculty who are members
of a minority group

45

Faculty who are
international

190+

Academic Programs Offered