Does California State University-Los Angeles require the SAT? No, it's test blind
California State University-Los Angeles is test blind: it won't read an SAT or ACT score, even if you send one. It admits 91% of applicants, so grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Los Angeles doesn't read SAT or ACT scores
A score won't be read even if you send one, so it can't help or hurt. With a 91% admit rate, California State University-Los Angeles is a Likely for everyone; grades, courses and essays decide.
California State University-Los Angeles by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 91%
- Middle 50% SAT
- Not read
- Test policy
- Test blind
Test blind · checked Nov 9, 2026 · California State University-Los Angeles admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
California State University-Los Angeles admit rate over 10 years
Applications held near 32,723, and California State University-Los Angeles's admit rate went from 68% to 91%.
- 68%
- 91%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32,723 | 29,860 | 91% |
| 2023 | 32,748 | 30,106 | 92% |
| 2022 | 33,939 | 29,507 | 87% |
| 2021 | 29,223 | 26,459 | 91% |
| 2020 | 31,442 | 24,046 | 76% |
| 2019 | 33,641 | 16,084 | 48% |
| 2018 | 39,854 | 16,548 | 42% |
| 2017 | 37,396 | 17,369 | 46% |
| 2016 | 35,429 | 22,567 | 64% |
| 2015 | 31,855 | 21,704 | 68% |
In fall 2024, 2,814 of the 29,860 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
California State University-Los Angeles GPA
What enrolled first-year students brought from high school.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.25
- 100% of new students reported one
Common Data Set 2024–25.
California State University-Los Angeles cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $3,967
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 53%
- Median earnings
- $59,211
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 21,524
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like California State University-Los Angeles
Other colleges that don't read scores, with similar admit rates.
- UC MercedMerced, CA · 91% admittedTest blind
- California State University-FullertonFullerton, CA · 91% admittedTest blind
- California State University-ChicoChico, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
- California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, CA · 93% admittedTest blind
More colleges in California
Sources
- California State University-Los Angeles Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- California State University-Los Angeles admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
- California State University-Los Angeles website
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