CSU Long

Beach
Carlos Maldonado
Diego Valladolid
 • 17 miles to Anaheim, CA
• 19 miles to Santa Ana, CA.
•
Location 20 miles to Los Angeles, CA.
• CSULB is in Long Beach, California
- 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach CA 90840
• Located near a shore/beach
-Belmont Shore
 Cost to attend

• Tuition costs are $3,444.00 per

quarter

• $10,296 per year out of state

• $6,884 per year In-state

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 Cost of living
• $9,134 Room and board
• $1,092 Books and supplies
• $1,434 Transportation
Financial aid
• Scholarship
- Aid that doesn't need to be
repaid
• Federal Grants
- Awarded to students who
displayed financial needs
• State Grants
- For California residents only
• About 75.0% of incoming
students get financial aid.
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 What GPA is
needed
• Weighted GPA:
- 3.0 GPA
• Unweighted GPA:
- 3.56 GPA
• Unweighted GPA calculates your
overall average grade out of 4.0,
without regard to the difficulty of
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your coursework
• Weighted GPA reflects both
grades and course levels.
Exams
• You must take either the SAT
or ACT to submit an
application to Cal State Long
Beach.
• The 25th percentile ACT
score is 20
• The average SAT
score composite at Cal State
Long Beach is a 1145
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Majors and Programs

• Biology
- Study of living organisms
• Psychology
- Study of the human mind
• English
- Study of the English language
• Film and Cinema
- Creation of motion picture/movie
• Bio-Chemistry
- Study of chemical process in living
organisms
 Masters and PhD

• Master's programs include:

- Chemical Engineering
- Computational Mathematics
- Economics
- Finance
- Geography

• PhD programs include:

- Physical Therapy
- Nursing
- Engineering & Computational
Mathematics
- Educational Leadership
Admission and
Graduation rates
• 42.1% Admission Rate (2020)

• 69.4% Graduation Rate (2020-

21)
Retention rate

• With 87.0% of students staying

on for a second year, California
State University (No Date
available)

• Nationwide, the average first

year to second year retention
rate is 69.0%
Sports
Popular Sports (Men &
Women's):
-Baseball
-Basketball
-Cross Country
-Golf
-Beach Volleyball
Elbee the Shark

Mascot
• Old Mascot used to be "Prospector
Pete"
-Was retired later due to "Amid cries of
racism and genocide" (LA Times 2018)

• New Mascot is "Elbee the Shark"

-Chosen because 'Elbee' sounds like
LB (Long Beach)
-Represents Social Awareness
Stoopid Pete
Historical facts

• The campus was founded on the 28th

of September 1949
• Ceremonies for a library in the campus
started on May 20, 1953
• 169 students enrolled for
the school's first semester
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• Steven Spielberg
- Popular film-maker
- Never got his degree from CSULB
• Terrell Davis
Famous Alumni - Former Football player for Denver Broncos
- Played football at CSULB
• Joe Johnston
- Film Director
- Best known for directing Jumanji (1995) and Jurassic Park III
 Fun Facts

• Steve Martin, famous American

actor, enrolled for this university
• CSULB is the 3rd largest college
campus' in California
• It is one of the only colleges with
a shark lab
Traditions

• Traditional colors for CSULB are Black

and Gold
• Long Beach baseball players referred to
as the "Dirtbags"
• During basketball games fans remain
standing until the opposite team scores
their first basket
Questions?
Thank You!
Resources

• https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Cal-State-Long-Beach-admission-
requirements
• https://www.csulb.edu/news/article/cal-state-long-beachs-graduation-rates-
best-among-csu-campuses
• https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-prospector-pete-20180921-
story.html