32,711
undergraduate students
(Fall '22)

5,562
graduate students
(Fall '22)

Number 3
in the U.S. for advancing social mobility
 (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

Number 4
producer of Bachelor’s degreesfor minority students (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2021)

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

Student Diversity

 (as of Fall 2022, undergraduates)
  • 17,982 — Hispanic / Latino 43%
  • 7,879 — Asian-American 20%
  • 6,109 — White / Caucasian 18%
  • 2,301 — Non-Resident 7%
  • 1,663 — Two or more races 4%
  • 1,365 — African American 4%
  • 41 — American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3%
  • 79 — Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
  • 854 — Declined to state 3%

Distribution of Student Diversity

Number No. 18
‘Best College in America, Ranked By Value’
(Money Magazine, 2022)

Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Mid-Career Pay

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

$212M
scholarships and grants
for 2020-2021
academic year
(CSULB)

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

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

Number 3
nationally
for promoting
social mobility
(Social Mobility Index, 2021)

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

$7,966
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)

355,000+
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

Number in the nation
for campus diversity
(Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education)

$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

$38.3M
total philanthropic gift commitments
for fiscal year 2021-2022

Degrees Awarded

 (July 2021 - June 2022)

Distribution of Degrees Awarded

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

11,086

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

190+

Academic Programs Offered