32,711
undergraduate students
(Fall '22)
5,562
graduate students
(Fall '22)
Number 1
most-applied-to campus
in 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%
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 impact
by Beach alumni
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
Expenditures
- 52% Salaries and Wages
- 26% Benefits
- 12% Student Financial Aid
- 10% Operating Expenses
$36.8M
total philanthropic gift commitments
for fiscal year 2022-2023
Degrees Awarded
(July 2021 - June 2022)- 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