Contributions to the Public Good

California State University, Los Angeles

The information provided in this section addresses many important institutional contributions to California. This small collection of data is designed to ensure that many of our public universities are recognized for their societal contributions as well as demonstrating greater accountability to individual students, parents, and the public-at-large.

Total Degree Awards	Los Angeles	% of CSU	CSU	% of State
Degrees Granted 2014-15
Bachelor's	3,765	4%	86,862	43%
Master's	906	5%	18,372	24%
Doctoral	7	2%	459	2%
Total	4,678	4%	105,693	35%

by Racial and Ethnic Background	Los Angeles	% of CSU	CSU	% of State
Bachelor's Degree Awards 2014-15
African American / Black	202	6%	3,459	32%
American Indian / Alaskan Native	3	1%	310	41%
Asian	651	5%	14,306	37%
Hispanic	1,884	7%	26,607	53%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	41	10%	416	43%
White	414	1%	28,348	41%
Two or More Races	53	1%	3,753	44%
Race and Ethnicity Unknown	346	5%	6,414	44%
Non-Resident Alien	171	5%	3,249	37%
Total	3,765	4%	86,862	43%
in High Demand Fields	Los Angeles	% of CSU	CSU	% of State
Public Administration	136	9%	1,550	55%
Criminal Justice	193	7%	2,923	50%
Information Technology	99	5%	1,914	28%
Life Science	558	5%	10,998	37%
Business and Professional Services	768	5%	16,721	45%
Engineering	217	4%	5,567	44%

Regular and Internship Credentials 2013-14
	Los Angeles	Percent of CSU	CSU	Percent of State
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Single Subject	90	4%	2,330	46%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Multiple Subject	84	3%	2,498	52%
First-Time/New Type Credentials Issued, Educ. Specialist	120	8%	1,503	43%
Sources: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), and Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Economic Diversity: Access & Completion
Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients (2013-14)
Los Angeles Undergraduates	18,750
Los Angeles Undergraduate Pell Grant Recipients	13,698
Los Angeles Pell Percentage of Undergraduates	73%
System Pell Percentage of Undergraduates	52%
National Pell Percentage of Public Four-Year Undergraduates	49%
National Pell Percentage of Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Undergraduates	45%
Bachelor's Degree Pell Grant Recipients (2014-15)
Los Angeles Bachelor's Degrees	3,765
Los Angeles Pell Grant Bachelor's Degree Recipients	2,706
Los Angeles Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees	72%
System Pell Percentage of Bachelor's Degrees	55%
Source: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), College InSight

Sticker and "Net" Tuition & Fees
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to public four-year full-time instate undergraduates in AY 2014-15	$8,725
Average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to private four-year (not-for-profit) full-time undergraduates in AY 2014-15	$30,583
Los Angeles average tuition and fee "sticker" charged to all full-time undergraduates in AY 2014-15	$6,343
Los Angeles average tuition and fee "net" paid by full-time undergraduates in AY 2014-15	$1,140
Los Angeles "Net" percent of "Sticker" Tuition & Fees for full-time undergraduates in AY 2014-15	18%
Sources: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) IPEDS Data Center

Loan Debt of Baccalaureate Recipients
Percent of 2013-14 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Los Angeles Percentage	15%
State Percentage	53%
National Public Four-Year Percentage	60%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Percentage	64%
Average Loan Debt of 2013-14 Baccalaureate Recipients who Started as Freshmen and Assumed Loans
Los Angeles Average	$12,242
State Average	$19,476
National Public Four-Year Average	$25,902
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Average	$29,657
Loan Debt Three-Year Default Rate (2011-12)
Los Angeles Default Rate	6.0%
CSU Default Rate	4.93%
National Public Four-Year Default Rate	7.6%
National Private Four-Year (Not-for-Profit) Default Rate	6.8%
Sources: CSU Chancellor's Office, National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), "The Project on Student Debt" of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), U.S. Department of Education, The Institute for College Access & Success, College InSight, and the U.S. Department of Education 2012 three-year official cohort default rate for schools.

Salaries of Baccalaureate Recipients - PayScale (2015-16)
National average early career median salary of graduates from public universities	$44,580
Los Angeles graduates' median early career salary	$42,300
National average mid-career median salary of graduates from public universities	$74,716
Los Angeles graduates' mid-career median salary	$79,300
Source: "Best Public Universities by Salary Potential", PayScale Inc.