After California State University-Los Angeles: graduation, pay and debt
Los Angeles, California · Public · 19,562 undergrads
53% of California State University-Los Angeles students finish within six years, the typical student earns $62,555 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,576 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$62.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
53%
finish within six years.
21%
finish in four years.
72%
of first-years come back for year two.
$14.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
58%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
21%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
53%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
72%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
46%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
58%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,405
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
56%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
21%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
3,689
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
1.7%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,155
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$62,555
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$14,576
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,966
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,000
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,304
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
58%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
61%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers