California State University - Long Beach Business Programs

California State University - Long Beach is a public institution situated in Long Beach, California. Long Beach is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

California State University - Long Beach Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSULB.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Most Popular Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSULB has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#123	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#143	Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#174	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#176	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#179	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#231	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Long Beach?

Contact details for CSULB are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Phone:	562-985-4111
Website:	www.csulb.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/csulb
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csulb

How Do I Get Into CSULB?

You can apply to CSULB online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSULB

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSULB?

CSULB has a fairly low acceptance rate of 42%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 40%, and the acceptance rate for women is 44%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to CSULB submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 620. Math scores were between 510 and 620.

CSULB received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 26.

Can I Afford California State University - Long Beach?

The overall average net price of CSULB is $26,064. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSULB, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $5,354 a year. That adds up to $21,416 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Long Beach Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 34,216 undergraduate students at CSULB, with 29,110 being full-time and 5,106 being part-time.

There are also 5,853 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,110 full-time undergraduates at CSULB, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Long Beach students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6,145
Black or African American	1,065
Hispanic or Latino	13,372
White	4,700
International Students	1,758
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,070

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Long Beach. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at CSULB. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Japan.

Online Learning at California State University - Long Beach

In 2019-2020, 40,063 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSULB has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSULB Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Long Beach was $6,834 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,714. The following table shows how CSULB is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#28	#163
General Business Administration and Management	#43	#280

Online Growth Rankings of CSULB

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Long Beach was 1,957.6%. This is the #71 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSULB regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSULB ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSULB.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business Administration & Management	#10
General Business Administration and Management	#10

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Long Beach Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1,557	127	1,684
General Economics	80	4	84
General Hospitality Administration/Management	72	0	72
Public Relations	54	0	54
Business Economics	53	0	53
Accounting	0	44	44
Supply Chain Management	0	8	8
TOTAL	1,816	183	1,999

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

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