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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend CSULB.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at CSULB. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend CSULB and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend CSULB in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at CSULB.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at CSULB – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at CSULB and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at CSULB finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at CSULB.

  • Public Good

CSULB Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 23 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 55%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 89%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 938
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 45%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 30%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 88%

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Campus-based Housing

30% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
7% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

As one of the safest major public universities in the nation, CSULB is dedicated to ensuring a peaceful and secure learning environment for its campus community. This commitment is reflected in the mission of CSULB’s University Police, who participate in multiple programs ranging from the promotion of campus-wide student success initiatives to tolerance and diversity training designed to better serve a wonderfully diverse ethnic population.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Postbaccalaureate comprehensive

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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