California State

University of
Long Beach
BY Alex Ceja

Location of School

1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach,

CA 90840

Annual tuition and fees

California State University--Long Beach's
ranking in the 2015 edition of Best Colleges
is Regional Universities (West), 33. Its
in-state tuition and fees are $6,420
(2014-15); out-of-state tuition and fees are
$12,108(2014-15)

Interesting Facts

the third largest[7] campus of the 23 school California State University

system (CSU)
one of the largest universities in the state of California by enrollment, its
student body numbering 35,586 for the Fall 2012 semester
With 5,148 grad students, the university enrolls one of the largest
graduate student populations across the CSU and in the state of California
alone
one of the lowest student fees in the country at US$6,738 per year for
full-time students having California residence. As a result, CSULB has
been recognized repeatedly as one of "America's Best Value Colleges"

Entrance Requirements

You must have completed each of the courses in the comprehensive pattern of college
preparatory subject requirements with a grade of C or higher prior to high school
graduation.

You must graduate from high school by the end of the Spring term prior to Fall enrollment.

You must have a minimum Eligibility Index to be considered. The Eligibility Index is
the result of a formula that combines your achievement in high school college preparatory
courses with the results of the SAT I or ACT. Refer toEligibility Index for details of how this
index is calculated.

Graduates and Majors

Majors/Minors/Options
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical and Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering and Science
Construction Engineering Management
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Biochemistry & Chemistry
Biology
Environmental Science and Policy (Bachelor of Science degree program)
Geology & Earth Science
Mathematics & Statistics Option in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Education, and Statistics
Physics and Astronomy
Science Education

Campus Life
Temperature

Rain

44.9 average low in January, 82.1 average high in

September

College
Housing

College offers housing

to students

35 rainy days per year

Types of
Housing

Coed dorms

Students in
College
Housing

Campus Map
Nearest Airport
Nearest Bus
Station
Nearest Train
Station

38% of freshmen, 8% of
all students

Long Beach
6 mile(s) from campus in
Long Beach
15 mile(s) from campus in
Santa Ana

Housing
Requirements
Freshman
Housing
Guarantee
Students Living

Freshmen are not

guaranteed housing
92%

Campus Life pt.2

Security

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

Available

24-Hour Emergency Phone/

Alarm Devices
24-Hour Security Patrols

Available

Late-Night Transport/Escort
Services

Available

Electronically Operated Housing

Entrances

Not
available

Activ
ities
and
Orga
nizat
ions

choral groups, concert band,

dance, drama theatre, jazz band,
literary magazine, music
ensembles, music theatre, opera,
radio station, student
government, student newspaper,
student film society, symphony
orchestra, television station,
yearbook

Soro
rities

5% of women participate

Frate
rnitie
s

7% of men participate

Schools Colors, Mascot, and

Pennant
Their schools are Black
and Gold
Their mascot is Prospector Pete
or they are also
called the 49ers

Intermural sports, Campus map and

Greek Life
Intramural Sports
basketball, gymnastics, racquetball, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball

Total Fraternities: 18
Total Sororities: 11