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Acceptance Rate

93.5%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$7,095

Out-of-State Tuition

$18,975

Undergrad Enrollment

32,357

Applicants

29,789

Yield Rate

20.0%

Endowment / Student

$6,693

Student:Faculty

21:1

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What you pay

$7,021/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $28,084 over four years.

What grads earn

$57,527/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$51,957 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.5 years of pay.

74% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

19.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

6.3%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California State University-Northridge’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$4,905
$30–48k$5,450
$48–75k$7,744
$75–110k$11,262
Over $110k$18,040

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

60%

Completion · all

71%

Completion · Pell

69%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

61%

Median debt

$13,872

Classification

Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
29,789
Admitted
27,74893.1%
Enrolled
5,54520% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling16
Motor Vehicle Theft913
Rape8
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation49% / 51%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball27Basketball19Golf7Soccer27Track & Field95Volleyball24

Women's

Basketball13Beach Volleyball21Golf6Soccer23Softball28Tennis14Track & Field65Volleyball18Water Polo20
Research Activity
FY 2024
$27Mtotal R&D expenditure#284 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General1,194 grads
Psychology, General1,037 grads
Radio and Television424 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies395 grads
Sociology380 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching376 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General340 grads
Art/Art Studies, General319 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies255 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General255 grads

4yr Grad Rate

17%

6yr Grad Rate

54%

Retention Rate

73%

Median Earnings

$59,115