California State University, Long Beach Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

California State University, Long Beach had an overall acceptance rate of 46.2% for the application year 2024, with 83,951 applicants and 38,854 accepted, reflecting a slight decrease from the previous year's rate of 47.1% with 79,657 applicants. Acceptance rates have fluctuated over the past several years, with a notable drop to 39.9% in 2022 from the 46.8% rate in 2021. Further back, the acceptance rate was only 31.2% in 2018, indicating a recent trend of increasing selectivity in the admissions process.

Year	Total Applicants	Total Admits	RD Acceptance Rate	EA Acceptance Rate	Overall Acceptance Rate
2024	83,951	38,854	46.2%	-	46.2%
2023	79,657	37,547	47.1%	-	47.1%
2022	74,694	29,851	29.9%	-	39.9%
2021	67,092	31,448	46.8%	-	46.8%
2020	67,402	28,400	42.1%	-	42.1%
2019	71,297	28,019	39.2%	-	39.2%
2018	69,578	21,725	31.2%	-	31.2%
2017	61,806	17,650	28.5%	-	28.5%
2016	60,731	19,711	32.4%	-	32.4%
2015	56,975	19,650	34.4%	-	34.4%
2014	60,732	19,711	32.4%	-	32.4%

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