| Year last surveyed | 2007 |
Address | 1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach CA 90840 |
Phone | (562) 985-4111 |
Carnegie Classification | Master's Colleges and Universities I |
Type | comprehensive higher education institution [awards bachelor's and may also award associate degrees, offers graduate programs primarily at the master's, specialist's, or professional level, but not more than two doctoral programs] |
Student Body | Coeducational |
Established | 1949 |
Institutional Control | Public – State |
Academic Calendar | Semesters |
| Currency type for cost data. | US dollars |
| Number of applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 42,815 |
| Number of applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 22,161 |
| Number of men applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 16,416 |
| Number of women applicants as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 26,399 |
| Number of men applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 8,017 |
| Number of women applicants admitted as degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students. | 14,144 |
| Does institution have policy of placing students on a waiting list? | no |
| Does institution have an open admissions policy? | no |
| Does institution have a preferential admission policy? | yes |
| Basis of preferential admissions | local residents |
| Does the institution have Early Admission? | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Action plan. | no |
| Does the institution have an Early Decision plan. | no |
| Does the institution has a Deferred Admission option? | no |
| High school completion requirement degree seeking entering students. | required, GED accepted. |
| Fall freshmen application deadline. | November 30 |
| Fall freshmen application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall freshmen notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Fall transfers application deadline. | November 30 |
| Fall transfers application deadline type indicator. | specific deadline date. |
| Fall transfers notification deadline type indicator (may be continuous up to a specific date). | continuous. |
| Application fee. | $55 |
| Does the institution accept electronic applications. | yes |
| Does the institution have an admission video available to prospective students. | yes |
| Does the institution have an electronic viewbook available to prospective students. | yes |
| Entrance difficulty level for all or most students. | moderately difficult |
| Latest date by which SATI or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission. | December 31 |
| Accepts CLEP subject for transfers. | yes |
| Accepts DANTES for transfers. | yes |
| No age limit exists for completed credits/courses to be transferred to the institution. | yes |
| Credit for military service. | yes |
| Accepts ACE recommendations for credit. | yes |
Data Source: Peterson's Undergraduate Dataset, © 2007. All rights reserved.
