Academics at California State University - Long Beach - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at CSULB will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at CSULB this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 31,690 undergraduate students at California State University - Long Beach is 2,216 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 23 to 1 which places California State University - Long Beach among the worst concerning instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at California State University - Long Beach , there are 23 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is among the worst regrading instructional attention.

A significant percentage of the instructors (49.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	A significant percentage of the faculty (49.0% ) are full-time.
	The majority of the faculty (62.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at California State University - Long Beach compares to the national average

The Most Popular Majors Students Choose

California State University - Long Beach offers 92 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 74 majors within 25 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, California State University - Long Beach awarded 8,914 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
Business Administration & Management	1,443	1,443
General Family & Consumer Sciences	506	506
General Psychology	503	503
Fine & Studio Arts	370	370
Communication & Media Studies	365	365

Find out what California State University - Long Beach's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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