Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Cal State LA

At California State University-Los Angeles, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 65.46%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 86.94%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California State University-Los Angeles than the previous year.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 17.40%, and the 2023 yield is 13.19%. The number of Cal State LA applicants increased by 16.14% (4,716 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 65.46%, and this year's acceptance rate is 86.94% at California State University-Los Angeles. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.96% and women students' rate is 67.76%. For 2023 admission, it was slightly harder to get into California State University-Los Angeles than the previous year.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Los Angeles over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	69.42%	65.84%	71.72%
2013-14	67.52% -1.90%	64.12% -1.95%	69.76% -1.95%
2014-15	61.07% -6.45%	57.99% -6.58%	63.18% -6.58%
2015-16	68.13% 7.06%	63.85% 7.88%	71.07% 7.88%
2016-17	63.70% -4.44%	59.33% -4.33%	66.74% -4.33%
2017-18	46.45% -17.25%	44.00% -18.57%	48.17% -18.57%
2018-19	41.52% -4.92%	39.01% -4.86%	43.31% -4.86%
2019-20	47.81% 6.29%	44.87% 6.57%	49.88% 6.57%
2020-21	76.48% 28.67%	70.84% 30.48%	80.36% 30.48%
2021-22	91.00% 14.52%	88.00% 11.64%	92.00% 11.64%
2022-23	86.94% -4.06%	83.68% -2.80%	89.20% -2.80%
Average	65.46%	61.96%	67.76%

California State University-Los Angeles Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 17.40% where the current academic year yield is 13.19%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Los Angeles from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	14.71%	15.25%	14.39%
2013-14	15.76% 1.05%	16.21% 1.10%	15.49% 1.10%
2014-15	17.05% 1.29%	18.21% 0.84%	16.33% 0.84%
2015-16	17.79% 0.74%	19.28% 0.55%	16.88% 0.55%
2016-17	16.97% -0.82%	19.08% -1.21%	15.66% -1.21%
2017-18	20.47% 3.50%	23.34% 2.97%	18.63% 2.97%
2018-19	23.34% 2.86%	25.53% 3.30%	21.93% 3.30%
2019-20	20.44% -2.90%	22.65% -2.90%	19.04% -2.90%
2020-21	16.63% -3.80%	17.87% -3.15%	15.88% -3.15%
2021-22	15.00% -1.63%	17.00% -0.88%	15.00% -0.88%
2022-23	13.19% -1.81%	15.20% -3.12%	11.88% -3.12%
Average	17.40%	19.06%	16.47%

California State University-Los Angeles Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 32,303, the average number of admitted is 20,784, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,535. The number of Cal State LA applicants increased by 16.14% (4,716 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Los Angeles from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	24,218	16,812	2,473
2013-14	27,321 3,103	18,448 435	2,908 435
2014-15	31,013 3,692	18,941 322	3,230 322
2015-16	31,855 842	21,704 632	3,862 632
2016-17	35,429 3,574	22,567 -32	3,830 -32
2017-18	37,396 1,967	17,369 -274	3,556 -274
2018-19	39,854 2,458	16,548 306	3,862 306
2019-20	33,641 -6,213	16,084 -575	3,287 -575
2020-21	31,442 -2,199	24,046 713	4,000 713
2021-22	29,223 -2,219	26,593 -11	3,989 -11
2022-23	33,939 4,716	29,507 -97	3,892 -97
Average	32,303	20,784	3,535

California State University-Los Angeles Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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