California State University-Los Angeles

California State University-Los Angeles is a public college in Los Angeles, CA. Its average net price is $2,385 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$1,364
$30,001 to $48,000$1,624
$48,001 to $75,000$2,270
$75,001 to $110,000$4,495
$110,001 and up$13,082
$7,530Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,850Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$2,385Average Net Price
$20,526Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,078Books and Supplies
$7,006Other Expenses
69.8%Students on Pell Grants
17.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

91.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$50,155
8 years after entry$58,438
10 years after entry$62,555
54.6%Graduation Rate
71.9%Retention Rate
$14,576Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Los Angeles, CALocation
Large citySetting
19,562Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Air Transportation$50,418 Small program - rough guide n=38Not published
Anthropology$32,391 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$45,944 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Biology$37,457 n=122$16,602 Small program - rough guide n=91
Business Administration, Management and Operations$46,508 n=997$13,750 n=600
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$67,271 Small program - rough guide n=93$13,625 Small program - rough guide n=48
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$31,203 n=368Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$37,056 n=162$13,625 n=112
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$50,535 n=141$10,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Computer Science$58,344 n=181$12,687 n=124
Criminal Justice$38,491 n=473$11,000 n=212
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$31,881 Small program - rough guide n=47Not published
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$36,286 National median for this major n=1,258Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$72,677 Small program - rough guide n=85$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=38
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$27,980 Small program - rough guide n=79$18,518 Small program - rough guide n=65
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Fire Protection$80,581 National median for this major n=1,073Not published
Food Science and Technology$55,086 National median for this major n=940Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
Graphic Communications$29,510 National median for this major n=3,935Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
History$29,179 Small program - rough guide n=55$13,555 Small program - rough guide n=41
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$48,926 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Information Science/Studies$65,798 National median for this major n=10,113Not published
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies$35,131 National median for this major n=177Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$36,926 n=121$13,520 Small program - rough guide n=93
Mathematics$46,274 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Mechanical Engineering$72,518 n=175$14,788 Small program - rough guide n=97
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$45,121 Small program - rough guide n=36Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$43,186 Small program - rough guide n=64$13,500 Small program - rough guide n=37
Nutrition Sciences$31,223 Small program - rough guide n=74$12,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$40,051 n=124$13,875 Small program - rough guide n=66
Psychology$37,251 National median for this major n=100,431$15,000 n=127
Public Health$42,080 n=215$15,248 n=100
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$28,332 n=156$14,125 n=116
Registered Nursing$104,058 n=251$20,500 n=149
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,571 Small program - rough guide n=48$12,614 Small program - rough guide n=37
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$38,729 n=241Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,497 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$39,621 n=235$15,000 n=165
Sociology$39,332 n=492$12,500 n=256
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$31,396 n=263$12,602 n=151
Studio Art$29,031 n=205$12,750 n=104
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$36,338 n=441$11,000 n=190

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All Colleges in California Air Transportation Anthropology Area Studies Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Biology Business Administration, Management and Operations Chemistry Civil Engineering Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Communications Computer Science Computer Science Criminal Justice Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Economics Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering Engineering Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General English Language and Literature, General Ethnic and Gender Studies Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Fire Protection Food Science and Technology Geography and Cartography Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Graphic Communications Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General History Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Information Science/Studies Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Journalism Liberal Arts Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Music Natural Sciences Nutrition Sciences Philosophy Physics Political Science and Government Psychology Public Health Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Registered Nursing Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Social Sciences Social Work Sociology Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Studio Art Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Teaching