College
California State University - Los Angeles
- B-Overall Grade
- 4 Year
- Los Angeles, CA
- 2,684 reviews
- AcademicsB-
- ValueB+
- DiversityA-
- CampusB-
- AthleticsB-
- Party SceneB
- ProfessorsB
- LocationB+
- DormsNG
- Campus FoodB
- Student LifeB-
- SafetyB
Athletic Division
NCAA Division II (without football)
Athletic Conference
California Collegiate Athletic Association
Address
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Website
California State University - Los Angeles Rankings
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Admissions
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Cost
Net Price
$3,933/ year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
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Academics
Professors
B
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Student Faculty Ratio
25:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 75%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.172 responses
- 29%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.189 responses
- 51%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.190 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Business Administration and Management
812 GraduatesSociology
422 GraduatesPsychology
302 GraduatesEarly Childhood Education
224 GraduatesCommunications
199 GraduatesNursing
182 GraduatesSocial Work and Youth Services
178 GraduatesBiology
175 GraduatesPublic Health
170 GraduatesCommunication Disorders
160 Graduates
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
20,022Undergrads
Undergrads Over 25
20%
Pell Grant
71%
Varsity Athletes
1%
Campus Life
Freshmen Live On-Campus
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Poll
- 40%
- of students say that Greek life is average, and no one will treat you differently if you don't join.227 responses
Poll
- 64%
- of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.289 responses
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$43,900/ year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
46%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
90%
National
83%- 80%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.127 responses
California State University - Los Angeles Reviews
2,684 reviews
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Overall, Cal State LA (CSULA) is a very excellent university to study for either your undergraduate or graduate years. I find that CSULA is very safety-conscious, maintains an excellent campus environment and student life, and hires very impressive and motivated professors who instill knowledge and their own passions into the students they teach. However, if there are two aspects that I would like to see CSULA improve on, they would be the local area and campus food. I would appreciate it if there were interesting activities to participate in in the local area and if there was a much bigger variety of healthy food choices aside from the food trucks and the food court. However, I find Cal State LA to be an overall spectacular university to study at, and I would recommend it to any graduate or undergraduate!
Love the diversity, love the variety of classes in race and ethnicity classes, specifically. Extremely disappointed in the art deparment. Being an animation major, the program is extremely lacking. Technology is old and unreliable, plus half of the professors don't even know what they're doing. We just had an opportunity to hire an amazing professor full time/tenure-track, and we all filled out surveys for all four applicants. One applicant had the absolute majority of students' votes, with one of the heads of the deparment in agreement, and yet the dean hired someone with no experience, who just graduated last year! Not to mention the other head professor is totally unexperienced and fails to meet the needs of the students in each class she teaches. With only one GOOD professor left, the program has any chance to improve.
This campus is very diverse. Everyday you always see different people and most of the instructors all care for their students, both grade wise and mental wise.
All of the instructors that I've had since I started at Cal State LA have all impacted me in some kind of way, making my experience at Cal State LA unforgettable!
All of the instructors that I've had since I started at Cal State LA have all impacted me in some kind of way, making my experience at Cal State LA unforgettable!