California State University Los Angeles Campus

As per the table given below for the US World and News rankings, Given below are the pointers of observation for these unis -

• California State University Los Angeles ranks the best out of all the univs mentioned. Also, the rankings for the same are getting better with each passing year.
• The same case can be observed with California State University, Fullerton. But for CSU Northridge and CSU Long Beach, these rankings have declined from what they were the last year.

Look at the table of comparison given below -

Yes, CSU Los Angeles has been ranked by some of the top ranking bodies of the world like the US News, QS World and ARWU. Given below are the important pointers for the same university - 

• In the year 2025, the US World and News Ranks California State University Los Angeles at #847 in the whole world.
• Based on these rankings, this university can be considered among the top universities in the world.

No CSULA acceptance rate stands around 91% meaning out of every 100 candidates who apply for its admission process upto 91  will  be accepted. This makes it extremely easy to get into the university ad only one tenth of the applicants won't be offered admission

Yes students can apply for withdrawal request from CSULA but it should be submitted before first day of classes. The process will take 5-7 days for the application to be reviewed and student to receive an answer and note that this request won't be reversible later on so think thoroughly

Yes most UG freshman applicants apply to CSULA while still enrolled in high school. However to finalize admission eligibility, students need to successfully complete required A-G courses with grades C or better also earn the same or higher GPA or as stated in the application and successfully graduate from high school

Students must accept offer letter by paying deposit fee of USD 100 or INR 9k. The Enrollment Confirmation Deposit or ECD deadline is May 1 in 2026 for fall and Nov 1 in 2026 for spring admission season.

Graduate students don't have to submit GRE scores or LORs to apply to CS programme at CSULA as only a UG degree in Computer Sci. or related field with a GPA of 3.0 or higher is required but promising students with GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 may be admitted as special action students. Also TOEFL score of 80+ is required as proof of English proficiency. 

CSULA offers 400+ scholarships. Students have to apply for the scholarships by filling out the scholarship application form. This university offers merit-based and need-based scholarships. If students submit the application to this university, students are considered automatically for the scholarships. 

Some of the courses where the most students of CSU, Los Angeles were enrolled in 2025 are: 

Bachelor's

• BS Business Administration
• BS Criminal Justice
• BA Psychology
• BS Biology
• BA Child Development 

Graduate 

• MSW Social Work
• MBA
• MS Counselling
• MS Nursing
• MS Special Education

College of Business and Economics of CSU, Los Angeles is accredited by AACSB. MBA course of CSU, LA is ranked at #1 in Southern California for the 5 year in a row by Best Value Schools in 2025. Indian students are required to have a Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5 for admission to the MBA course of CSULA. Documents that have to be submitted are professional resume, SOP, and transcripts.