California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State L.A. or CSULA) is a public, comprehensive school found near downtown Los Angeles, California, in the University Hills District. Cal State L.A. belongs to the California State University System, and educates over 20,000 students – mainly originating from the greater Los Angeles area – who currently call Cal State LA their institute of higher-learning.
Students at Cal State L.A. choose from over one hundred bachelor's or master's programs, and can work to receive any of 22 different teaching credentials. The university also offers doctoral degrees in education, nursing, and special education. Cal State L.A. facilitates an early entrance college program, called an EEP, which is offered to students as young as 11. These students can apply to study for college credit while still in their middle- or high-school years. This program is of great benefit to the younger members of the community, but is difficult to be granted admission into the program. Only about 25%-40% of nearly 100 qualified applicants are accepted each year.
The Cal State L.A. campus sits atop a hill, and is home to a NASA-funded space program, and a Rockefeller-funded humanities center. The environmental research center on campus is supported by the National Science Foundation, and Cal State L.A.'s undergraduate business program is known to be one of the best in California. Cal State L.A. also offers a degree that focuses on helping those studying to become educators, to learn how to teach in and cater to the specific needs of urban environment-schools.
Athletics
The school's athletics teams play as the Golden Eagles within the California Collegiate Athletic Association in the NCAA Division II level. Women's sports teams include basketball, tennis, soccer, volleyball, cross-country, and track. Men compete in baseball, basketball, soccer, and track and field. The campus houses an 11-acre sports complex that includes a gymnasium, the stadium, the track field, and a baseball field. There are also swimming pools, tennis courts, and basketball courts in the complex.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
The list of aid available to students at Cal State L.A. is as follows: scholarships, grants, federal work-study, federal direct loans, private loans, and TEACH grants. The University encourages all students to apply for scholarships, as the qualifications and requirements range greatly from scholarship to scholarship. In order to raise chances of being awarded a scholarship, Cal State L.A. recommends that students maintain at least a 3.0 GPA and full-time status.
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report placed Cal State L.A.'s nursing program as 79th in the nation during 2013. Washington Monthly's 2012 master's universities rankings put the university in 11th place out of the 682 U.S. schools taken into consideration.
Housing
An on-campus Housing Services department offers apartments that are available year-round, and come fully-furnished with complete kitchens, and most utilities included in the rent payment. Three different meal-plan options allow for greater flexibility to meet student's varying dining needs. The housing and meal plans can be paid for on a quarterly payment plan to help defray student living expenses. Financial aid may also be used to help pay for living expenses such as housing.
General Information
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Admission Office 5151 State University Drive SA101 Los Angeles, CA 90032 (323) 343-3901 Fax: (323) 343-3888 admission@calstatela.edu Contact: Joan Woosley Director of Admissions and University Registrar |
Main Address 5151 State University Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032 (323) 343-3000 http://www.calstatela.edu/ |
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Size Total undergrads: 15,588 First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 1,942 Degree-seeking undergrads: 15,588 Graduate enrollment: 5,155 Setting | Degrees offered: |
Admissions Information
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Application Fee College has an application fee: Yes Regular application fee: $55 |
Enrollment Rates Percent applicants admitted: 77% Percent students who return sophomore year: 74% |
Tuition & Fees
| Estimated Expenses for Academic Year | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| Tuition and fees | $3,332 | $3,658 | $4,640 | $4,848 | +4.48% |
| Books and Supplies | $1,386 | $1,566 | $1,638 | $1,620 | -1.10% |
| Living Arrangement – On Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,406 | $8,316 | $9,105 | $9,105 | 0.00% |
| Other | $3,552 | $2,970 | $4,074 | $4,038 | -0.88% |
| Living Arrangement – Off Campus | |||||
| Room and Board | $8,838 | $10,152 | $11,970 | $12,414 | +3.71% |
| Other | $3,690 | $3,870 | $4,128 | $4,086 | -1.02% |
| Total Expenses | 2008-'09 | 2009-'10 | 2010-'11 | 2011-'12 | % change 2010-'12 |
| In-state On Campus | $16,676 | $16,510 | $19,457 | $19,611 | +0.79% |
| In-state Off Campus | $17,246 | $19,246 | $22,376 | $22,968 | +2.65% |
| In-state with Family | $4,718 | $5,224 | $6,278 | $6,468 | +3.03% |
Financial Aid
| Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Type of Aid | Students | Percent | Amount | Average Per Student |
| All students financial aid | 1,294 | 77% | ||
| Grant or scholarship aid | 1,149 | 69% | $9,346,035 | $8,134 |
| • Federal grants | 1,037 | 62% | $4,345,243 | $4,190 |
| • Pell grants | 1,037 | 62% | $3,987,831 | $3,846 |
| • Other federal grants | 340 | 20% | $357,412 | $1,051 |
| Local and state government scholarships or grants | 644 | 38% | $1,266,871 | $1,967 |
| Institutional scholarships or grants | 951 | 57% | $3,733,921 | $3,926 |
| Student loan financial aid | 367 | 22% | $1,287,901 | $3,509 |
| • Federal student loans | 364 | 22% | $1,237,896 | $3,401 |
| • Other student loans | 6 | 0% | $50,005 | $8,334 |
All Degrees and Programs
| Program Completions for Most Recent Year | BA/BS | MA/MS | Doctor | AA/AS | CERT |
| Total of All Education Programs | 3036 | 1331 | – | – | – |
| Area, Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, and Group Studies | 22 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Black/African-American Studies | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 16 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Latin American Studies | 3 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Biology, Biological and Biomedical Sciences | 100 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Biochemistry | 24 | – | – | – | – |
| Biology and Biological Sciences | 66 | 24 | – | – | – |
| Microbiology | 10 | – | – | – | – |
| Business, Management, Administration and Marketing Services | 695 | 89 | – | – | – |
| Accounting | – | 29 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration and Management | 662 | 60 | – | – | – |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication and Journalism Studies | 89 | 19 | – | – | – |
| Radio and Television | 89 | – | – | – | – |
| Speech Communication | – | 19 | – | – | – |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | 73 | 37 | – | – | – |
| Computer Science | 21 | 29 | – | – | – |
| Information Technology | 52 | 8 | – | – | – |
| Education | 183 | 469 | – | – | – |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | – | 123 | – | – | – |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 171 | 6 | – | – | – |
| General Education | – | 77 | – | – | – |
| Special Education Teacher Education | – | 215 | – | – | – |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 36 | – | – | – |
| Technology and Industrial Arts Teacher Education | 11 | 12 | – | – | – |
| Trade and Industrial Teaching and Education | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 86 | 119 | – | – | – |
| Civil Engineering | 22 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 86 | – | – | – |
| Engineering | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanical Engineering | 26 | 17 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature/Letters | 140 | 36 | – | – | – |
| English Language and Literature | 77 | 36 | – | – | – |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 63 | – | – | – | – |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 23 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Chinese Language and Literature | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 16 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 183 | 110 | – | – | – |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 27 | 18 | – | – | – |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 40 | 23 | – | – | – |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | – | 22 | – | – | – |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 99 | 47 | – | – | – |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| History | 57 | 17 | – | – | – |
| History | 57 | 17 | – | – | – |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services | 234 | 36 | – | – | – |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 201 | 5 | – | – | – |
| Fire Services Administration | 33 | – | – | – | – |
| Forensic Science and Technology | – | 31 | – | – | – |
| Human Services | 191 | 130 | – | – | – |
| Public Administration | – | 32 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 191 | 98 | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 214 | – | – | – | – |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 214 | – | – | – | – |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 45 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Mathematics | 45 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies | 4 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| Natural Sciences | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Science | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | 50 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 45 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| Physical Sciences | 18 | 15 | – | – | – |
| Chemistry | 11 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Geology/Earth Science | 3 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Physics | 4 | 4 | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 188 | 51 | – | – | – |
| Psychology | 188 | 51 | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 313 | 45 | – | – | – |
| Anthropology | 17 | 11 | – | – | – |
| Economics | 9 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Geography | 8 | 10 | – | – | – |
| Political Science and Government | 71 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Social Sciences | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Sociology | 206 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Visual and Performing Arts | 128 | 70 | – | – | – |
| Art/Art Studies | 98 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts | 9 | 6 | – | – | – |
| Fine/Studio Arts | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Music Performance | 8 | 25 | – | – | – |
| Music | 13 | 13 | – | – | – |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies African-American Studies B Arts, Visual & Performing Art – General B Biological & Biomedical Sciences Biochemistry B Business, Management, & Marketing Business Administration/Management B Communications & Journalism Communications/Rhetoric B Computer & Information Sciences Computer/Information Sciences – General B Education Kindergarten/Preschool Education B Engineering Civil Engineering B Engineering Technologies Industrial Technology B English Language & Literature English Language & Literature – General B Family & Consumer Sciences Foods/Nutrition Studies B Foreign Language & Literature Chinese B Health Professions & Clinical Sciences Communication Disorders B History History – General B Liberal Arts & Sciences Liberal Arts & Sciences B Mathematics Mathematics – General B Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Natural Sciences B Philosophy & Religion Philosophy B Physical Sciences Chemistry B Psychology Psychology – General B Public Administration & Services Social Work B Security & Protective Services Fire Services Administration B Social Sciences Anthropology B | Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
B = Bachelor's degree C = Certificate or diploma |
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