
For the application year 2024, California State University, Los Angeles has an acceptance rate of 61.4%, with 20,106 out of 32,748 applicants being admitted. This marks a significant decline from 2022's acceptance rate of 86.9%, where 29,507 were accepted from 33,941 applicants. Comparatively, in 2021, the acceptance rate was 90.5% with 26,459 acceptances from 29,223 applicants. The most considerable variation occurred in 2019, when the acceptance rate dropped to 47.8%, indicating fluctuating competitiveness in the admissions process over recent years.