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Schools Similar to California State University-Long Beach

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Compare alternatives to CSU Long Beach

The comparison groups for California State University-Long Beach cover higher reported admission rates, similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.

Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.

Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.

Similar admissions profiles

This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of California State University-Long Beach’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.

Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.

Similar admissions profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolCSU Long Beach · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
University of San Diego46.3%52.4%$85,309 4 years after completion
Johnson C Smith University46.3%45.2%$46,511 4 years after completion
Ave Maria University46.3%41.4%$59,489 4 years after completion

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Higher admission rates

This group looks for colleges with a reported admission rate at least 10 percentage points above California State University-Long Beach’s and four-year earnings within 15% of California State University-Long Beach’s figure. It offers another starting point for an application list; a higher school-wide admission rate does not establish your chance of admission.

Higher admission rates · matching order within this group
SchoolCSU Long Beach · admission rateAdmission rateEarnings
California State University-Fullerton46.3%90.5%$63,753 4 years after completion
Westmont College46.3%77.1%$64,044 4 years after completion
University of La Verne46.3%71.2%$64,109 4 years after completion
California State University-Monterey Bay46.3%97.4%$62,324 4 years after completion
University of Colorado Colorado Springs46.3%97.4%$62,980 4 years after completion

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Nearby alternatives

This group looks within California State University-Long Beach’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of California State University-Long Beach’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.

Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.

Nearby alternatives · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
California State University-FullertonCA$63,753 4 years after completion
California State University-NorthridgeCA$59,664 4 years after completion
California State University-Los AngelesCA$59,756 4 years after completion
California State University-SacramentoCA$64,511 4 years after completion
California State University-ChicoCA$65,228 4 years after completion

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Higher earnings at similar cost

This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above California State University-Long Beach’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of California State University-Long Beach’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.

These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.

Higher earnings at similar cost · matching order within this group
SchoolCSU Long Beach · earningsEarningsAverage annual net price
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology$63,140 4 years after completion$85,232 4 years after completion$9,873
University of Michigan-Dearborn$63,140 4 years after completion$77,294 4 years after completion$9,492

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Lower cost with similar earnings

This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below California State University-Long Beach’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of California State University-Long Beach’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.

Lower cost with similar earnings · matching order within this group
SchoolCSU Long Beach · average annual net priceAverage annual net priceEarnings
California State University-Los Angeles$10,440$3,967$59,756 4 years after completion
California State University-San Bernardino$10,440$4,564$55,441 4 years after completion
California State University-Fullerton$10,440$6,555$63,753 4 years after completion
CUNY Brooklyn College$10,440$3,103$62,833 4 years after completion
California State University-Bakersfield$10,440$5,652$59,109 4 years after completion

Matching method and source notes

Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.

Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.

Similar overall profiles · matching order within this group
SchoolStateEarnings
California State University-FullertonCA$63,753 4 years after completion
California State University-NorthridgeCA$59,664 4 years after completion
California State University-SacramentoCA$64,511 4 years after completion
San Diego State UniversityCA$68,268 4 years after completion
University of California-DavisCA$73,086 4 years after completion
University of California-RiversideCA$64,926 4 years after completion
University of California-IrvineCA$74,438 4 years after completion
California State University-Los AngelesCA$59,756 4 years after completion
California State University-FresnoCA$59,992 4 years after completion
University of California-Los AngelesCA$77,677 4 years after completion

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Matching methods and sources

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.