I think a case could be made for LA at #3, or at least tied with the Bay Area.
Accessibility to higher education of any kind, affordability/value, and upward mobility increasingly matter a lot, and the CSU system (headquartered in Long Beach) churns out more graduates with bachelor’s degrees than any other higher education system in the U.S.
Best Schools for Social Mobility (USNWR)
#2 UC Riverside
#3 CSU Long Beach
#6 University of La Verne
#7 CSU Fullerton
#7 UC Irvine
CSU Long Beach receives more applications (67,400 for fall 2020 semester) than any other CSU and has the second-lowest acceptance rate (after SLO) at 47%.
It’s #7 in the nation in number of transfer students enrolled.
Nationally, it ranks at #137… tied with recognizable NCAA Division I names like DePaul, George Mason, Seton Hall, Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland (Baltimore County), and New Hampshire.
Acceptance rate:
CSU Long Beach: 47%
Public
Total students: 39,435 (fall 2021)
DePaul: 69%
Private
Total students: 21,670
George Mason: 91%
Public
Total students: 38,630
Seton Hall: 77%
Private
Total students: 9,881
Alabama: 79%
Public
Total students: 38,316
Kentucky: 94%
Public
Total students: 30,390
Maryland: 81%
Public
Total students: 13,638
New Hampshire: 87%
Public
Total students: 13,991
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Last edited by Quixote; Nov 20, 2022 at 11:12 PM.
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