Similar & reach alternatives
Schools Similar to California State University-Los Angeles
Compare alternatives to Cal State LA
The comparison groups for California State University-Los Angeles cover similar admissions profiles, 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 · 5 matches
- Nearby alternatives · 5 matches
- Lower cost with similar earnings · 2 matches
- Similar overall profiles · 10 matches
Similar admissions profiles
This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of California State University-Los Angeles’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.
| School | Cal State LA · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University-Northridge | 91.2% | 93.5% | $59,664 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | 91.2% | 93.3% | $58,922 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Fullerton | 91.2% | 90.5% | $63,753 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Chico | 91.2% | 92.7% | $65,228 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Sacramento | 91.2% | 94.0% | $64,511 4 years after completion |
Nearby alternatives
This group looks within California State University-Los Angeles’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of California State University-Los Angeles’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.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| California State University-Northridge | CA | $59,664 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | CA | $58,922 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Long Beach | CA | $63,140 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Bakersfield | CA | $59,109 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Sacramento | CA | $64,511 4 years after completion |
Lower cost with similar earnings
This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below California State University-Los Angeles’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of California State University-Los Angeles’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.
| School | Cal State LA · average annual net price | Average annual net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity International University-Illinois | $3,967 | $2,835 | $51,985 4 years after completion |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | $3,967 | $3,103 | $62,833 4 years after completion |
Similar overall profiles
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.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| California State University-Fresno | CA | $59,992 4 years after completion |
| University of California-Riverside | CA | $64,926 4 years after completion |
| University of Oregon | OR | $62,174 4 years after completion |
| San Francisco State University | CA | $67,804 4 years after completion |
| California State University-San Bernardino | CA | $55,441 4 years after completion |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | CO | $60,186 4 years after completion |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | CA | $58,922 4 years after completion |
| University of California-Santa Cruz | CA | $67,085 4 years after completion |
| Boise State University | ID | $64,791 4 years after completion |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | HI | $61,903 4 years after completion |
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.