Academic Life at California State University-Long Beach

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at California State University-Long Beach: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

At 19 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at California State University-Long Beach is above the national average of 15 to 1. At California State University-Long Beach, 46% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at California State University-Long Beach can choose from 91 majors with reported graduates spanning 25 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at California State University-Long Beach are summarised below:

The most popular majors at California State University-Long Beach, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at California State University-Long Beach, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Looking for flexibility? California State University-Long Beach may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 20,163 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well California State University-Long Beach retains and graduates its students — 87% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of California State University-Long Beach.

Dig Deeper into Academics at California State University-Long Beach

Each page below covers one part of academic life at California State University-Long Beach in more detail:

• Academic Majors at California State University-Long Beach — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at California State University-Long Beach — the full faculty and class-size breakdown
• Graduation & Retention at California State University-Long Beach — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at California State University-Long Beach — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at California State University-Long Beach — accreditation status and accrediting bodies