Historical Acceptance Rates

California State University, Long Beach's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 30.67%, with 60,000 applicants and 18,400 accepted students. This marks a slight increase from 2023, where the acceptance rate was 30.2% with 57,500 applicants and 17,370 accepted. Notably, the acceptance rate saw a significant drop to 27.82% in 2022 compared to higher rates of 34.76% in 2021 and 35.46% in 2015. The data reveals a fluctuating trend over the years, with acceptance rates varying from a high of 35.46% in 2015 to a low of 27.31% in 2020.