Cal State Long Beach's graduation rates best among CSU campuses

Cal State Long Beach has shown the largest gains in improved graduation rates in the California State University system, according to recently published statistics on graduation rates for transfer and non-transfer students in the CSU.

CSULB increased its four-year graduation rate for those who enrolled as first-time freshmen to 34% in 2019 from 16% in 2015. This progress stems from a CSU-wide initiative to increase graduation rates by 2025. The campus is close to meetings its goals of graduating 39% of freshmen within four years and 77% within six years.

Read EdSource’s article on the CSU initiative to increase graduation rates, and CSULB’s recent success.