Long Beach, California · Public · 4-year · Large city
Overview
California State University-Long Beach is a public four-year institution based in Long Beach, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 42,003 students in fall 2024, including 36,082 undergraduates and 5,921 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of California State University.
California State University-Long Beach offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 137 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Computer Science. It awarded 10,908 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
87% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.
Key figures
42,003
Students enrolled
87%
First-year retention
10,908
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
137
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 137
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
87%
First-year retention, part-time students
62%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
8,694
Master's degrees
2,066
Doctoral degrees (research)
30
Professional doctorates
35
Postbaccalaureate certificates
83
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
42,003
Undergraduates, fall 2024
36,082
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,921
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
45,936
Undergraduates, 2024-25
39,038
Graduate students, 2024-25
6,898
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
59%
Men
41%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
51%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
19%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
65%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California State University
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big West Conference
President
Andrew Jones
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization