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College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
California State University-Los Angeles was awarded 56 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Cal State LA is ranked #418 out of 5,192 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Cal State LA also holds the #65 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
See all of the rankings for California State University-Los Angeles.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Cal State LA make around $53,747 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future Cal State LA graduates since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.