California State University Los Angeles
School info
3.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.1
Food
3
Clubs
3
Facilities
3.2
Internet
3.4
Location
3.4
Opportunities
3.2
Safety
2.9
Social
2.8
Happiness
3.2
Basic Information
Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public university
- Established: 1947; 77 years ago (1947)
- Founder: California legislature
Academic information
Degree Courses
- California State University
- Los Angeles offers: - 142 bachelor's degree programs - 122 master's degree programs - 4 doctoral degrees So
- the total number of degree courses is approximately **268**
Key Area
- Engineering
- Marine Biology and Ecology
- Forensic Sciences
- Seafloor Engineering
- Desert Studies
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 24,673 (Fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 21,336 (Fall 2023)
- Postgraduates: 3,337 (Fall 2023)
- Academic Staff: 1,031
Notable Alumni
- Helen Hunt
- Jaime Escalante
- Octavia E. Butler
- Frank Zane
- Walter E. Williams
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
Best school. Some bad professors tho
Overall 5
great school! good ambiance
Overall 4.9
I love it here and don’t understand why people are giving bad reviews!!
Overall 4.9
Campus is safe and enforced by police
Overall 4.9
This University contains so many opportunities that everyone sleeps on.
Overall 4.8
I have taken a few in-person classes. In addition, I was able to get a paid internship from an in-person course. Professors are caring and supportive. I never had any issues. I chose to go here because the commute is not that bad compared to the other campuses I was accepted to. I never joined a club because I had to work.
Overall 4.8
This campus is the best place in the universe. Good professors also.
Overall 4.5
Love love love my Alma mater! Gave me a great opportunity to accept a job offer before i even graduated at one of the largest firms in the US. Grateful for faculty of all disciplines. Accounting/business admin major. Prof kunkel was the best and i learned so much out of my discipline in sociology from prof. Melinkoff. So grateful for Csula.
Overall 4.5
this school is great and it is the most convenient for scholars.
Overall 4.4
Great school. Dorms are great too. Joining clubs or groups will get you amazing opportunities.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
Social dead zone. Unless you plan on working as a gender studies professor, avoid this campus. They exist to produce SJW only. Industry doesn't come here to recruit .... they go to USC.
Caruso Properties which owns The Grove recruits at USC because Caruso was a USC Trustee. FQHC clinics and liquor stores recruit at Cal State LA. Go to UC, man.
Overall 1
Is this even a university? Look at UCLA; they are going off with their research, and what tf did this school do? Settle a parking lot graduation, lmao. It's not "We are LA." In fact, it's "We are disrespectful and underfunded!" I feel bad for all the good professors teaching here; this CSU is a failure.
Overall 1
Avoid this CSU at all costs. Students spend $6k to graduate in a parking lot; the other reviews don't lie. I feel bad for the students that come here. Ranked #1 in the nation for Upward Mobility, my foot. A total letdown for students and their parents that sacrificed a lot for them. Do your research and decide wisely on a CSU, leave this hot mess.
Overall 1
I am a first-gen and a freshman, hearing that they have a 2-3 year contract for having graduation in parking lots. This school should have some shame for not using common sense and using the field/Lucksman. Should I even continue at this point? Do yourself a favor, and take your credits to a well-known university that's not "underfunded." Good luck
Overall 1
Cant finish my B.A. in performance because of all the fake classes, faculty retirements and woke curriculum. Praying against that I can transfer out. What a sad state of affairs.The buildings are old. The air reeks of failure and that is the CSULA Administration. Do you want to graduate in a parking lot? That is the only question you should ask.
Overall 1.1
If this school could be described by a smell it would be musty and old because the buildings look like they about to collapse, their restrooms look like high school PE restrooms where the doors are all scratched up including their scratched up mirrors, and their elevator is always breaking down, making people use the stairs.
Overall 1.2
This school is terrible. They do not care about student safety. The advisers do not give you accurate information. The campus itself is dirty, parking is terrible, and they require you to use a bunch of useless apps for just about everything. Also, the housing is very old and not safe. Constant car break ins and there is nothing fun to do locally.
Overall 1.2
Stay away from Valley Blvd if you don't want to end up a victim of a violent crime cause the marijuana dispensary / pot warehouse so close to the dorms is causing major safety issues, plus the gangs. Administration here is ruled by Marxism and BLM. Go to a community college then try for UC or USC. Like Kanye said, "Don't act like I never told ya"
Overall 1.3
The wi-fi on campus has become astronomically bad.
How do I know?
Because when I connect to internet at home, I never lose my connection.
How can I be on campus looking at a clear blue campus and cant connect with a brand new Mac?
Where is your increased tuition going?
The Board of Trustees ivory tower filled with our money.
Overall 1.3
A disappointing university in LA, I swear. If I could go back in time, I would apply to Fullerton. Rude students who don't say hi and bye, especially as someone attending. People here that I met don't care about "the college experience" and come for class, then leave. Should I even continue? If you want a parking lot graduation, come here! I'm out!