California State University - Los Angeles Trade Programs

Located in Los Angeles, California, California State University - Los Angeles is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

Can I Afford Cal State LA?

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$17,622
Fees	$1,063	$1,063
Books and Supplies	$1,253	$1,253
On Campus Room and Board	$17,998	$17,998
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,633	$4,633

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.

The student loan default rate at Cal State LA is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 25,122 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Cal State LA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Los Angeles was 5,135.6%. This is the #28 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cal State LA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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