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California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public · 19,562 students · mostly bachelor degrees
28th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$3,967
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$18,403
Graduation rate
53%
Admission rate
91%
Median graduate earnings
$59,211
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$13,000
Pell grant recipients
66%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
155 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree55 grads/yr$137,184Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree130 grads/yr$126,611Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$120,651Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$118,058Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree147 grads/yr$116,182Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree95 grads/yr$104,208Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$101,094Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree51 grads/yr$96,014Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$94,760Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree126 grads/yr$93,028Geospatial Intelligence · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$92,683Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree34 grads/yr$90,351College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree82 grads/yr$88,659Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree170 grads/yr$87,525Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$86,970Education, General · Master's Degree41 grads/yr$84,668Nutrition Sciences · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$82,455Social Work · Master's Degree124 grads/yr$78,135Public Administration · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$72,670Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$70,677Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Bachelor's Degree$70,508Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$69,022Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$67,441Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$65,366Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$63,878
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.