California State University - Los Angeles Teaching Programs

Located in Los Angeles, California, California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution. The location of Cal State LA is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is California State University - Los Angeles?

Contact details for Cal State LA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8506
Phone:	323-343-3000
Website:	www.calstatela.edu

How Do I Get Into Cal State LA?

You can apply to Cal State LA online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Cal State LA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cal State LA?

Since Cal State LA has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 84%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Can I Afford California State University - Los Angeles?

The overall average net price of Cal State LA is $28,795. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cal State LA, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $4,592 a year. That adds up to $18,368 over four years for those students.

California State University - Los Angeles Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 23,536 undergraduate students at Cal State LA, with 19,558 being full-time and 3,978 being part-time.

There are also 3,977 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,558 full-time undergraduates at Cal State LA, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Los Angeles students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,225
Black or African American	698
Hispanic or Latino	14,179
White	804
International Students	1,023
Other Races/Ethnicities	629

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Los Angeles. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 71 countries are represented at Cal State LA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at California State University - Los Angeles

In 2022-2023, 12,102 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

California State University - Los Angeles Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	391	0	11	0	402
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	17	86	0	103
General Education	0	25	74	0	99
General Special Education	0	1	63	0	64
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	37	0	37
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	21	14	35
Technology Education	28	0	2	0	30
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	23	0	0	23
Other Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	13	0	0	13
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	1	10	0	11
Computer Teacher Education	0	10	0	0	10
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	7	0	7
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	1	0	0	1
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	419	91	311	14	835

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 Justefrain under License

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