Cal State Northridge

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 9,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 29,272
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 315 (1.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 59%
White 17%
Asian 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
California State University, Northridge 8,037 42% 23% 9% 4% 52% 3% $61,025 12 -0.49 69 93% 6.1%
Civil Engineering 89 — 71% 18% 12% 1% 63% 1% $94,990 69 +0.38 96 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 39 — 90% 26% 15% 3% 46% 5% $98,971 9 -0.85 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 56 — 84% 20% 18% 0% 45% 7% $96,721 7 -0.96 96 97% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 6 — 100% 17% 33% 0% 33% 17% $91,933 14 -0.91 95 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 162 — 89% 20% 14% 2% 54% 3% $91,188 12 -1.01 94 97% — — — —
Computer Information Technology 84 — 75% 27% 25% 7% 35% 1% $91,277 38 -0.34 94 95% — — — —
Computer Science 313 +1 82% 22% 19% 3% 42% 8% $105,489 30 -0.57 98 98% — — — —
Information Technology 35 — 66% 20% 23% 6% 37% 6% $91,277 38 -0.34 94 95% — — — —
Chemistry 21 — 62% 33% 19% 5% 38% 5% $72,952 64 +0.13 83 100% — — — —
Geosciences 14 — 43% 36% 0% 0% 36% 0% $61,007 38 -0.37 69 — — — — —
Mathematics 29 +1 48% 21% 14% 3% 45% 10% $53,807 1 -1.19 54 87% — — — —
Physics 9 — 67% 22% 11% 0% 22% 11% $67,434 10 -1.16 78 — — — — —
Biochemistry 15 — 60% 13% 27% 0% 33% 13% $58,968 7 -1.11 65 81% — — — —
Biology 232 +5 33% 33% 9% 3% 43% 4% $64,346 40 -0.24 74 90% — — — —
Environmental Science 32 — 31% 3% 6% 6% 78% 0% $53,940 25 -0.59 54 — — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 28 — 25% 14% 25% 0% 54% 0% $56,458 17 -0.72 60 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 82 +2 4% 24% 11% 4% 55% 1% $58,594 32 -0.45 65 93% — — — —
Environmental Health 22 — 32% 23% 9% 5% 64% 0% $59,180 20 -0.64 66 95% — — — —
Kinesiology 347 — 56% 16% 12% 5% 56% 1% $51,291 9 -1.22 47 91% — — — —
Nursing 153 — 20% 16% 18% 2% 36% 1% $108,531 94 +1.62 98 98% — — — —
Public Health 238 — 19% 15% 13% 6% 61% 0% $59,180 30 -0.55 66 95% — — — —
Radiologic Technology 22 — 41% 27% 27% 0% 45% 0% $97,231 95 +1.55 96 97% — — — —
Accounting 187 +11 58% 40% 12% 2% 37% 5% $82,705 42 -0.28 90 93% — — — —
Business Administration 1,169 +40 56% 30% 9% 3% 46% 4% $63,741 18 -0.72 73 92% — — — —
Consumer Affairs 14 — 7% 21% 21% 0% 36% 14% $73,076 52 -0.24 83 — — — — —
Economics 76 +2 74% 25% 12% 3% 42% 7% $70,628 10 -1.03 81 96% — — — —
Engineering Management 13 — 62% 0% 0% 15% 77% 8% $102,517 91 +1.30 98 93% — — — —
Finance 9 — 56% 44% 0% 11% 33% 0% $68,473 4 -1.06 79 93% — — — —
Health Administration 143 — 22% 27% 10% 8% 47% 0% $57,951 26 -0.43 63 93% — — — —
Hospitality Management 39 — 31% 26% 10% 3% 41% 13% $45,956 3 -1.32 33 94% — — — —
Marketing 33 — 30% 12% 3% 0% 73% 3% $62,210 9 -1.20 71 94% — — — —
Africana Studies 5 — 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% 20% $47,063 7 -0.97 36 95% — — — —
Asian American Studies 5 +4 60% 0% 80% 0% 20% 0% $47,063 7 -0.97 36 95% — — — —
Chicana/o Studies 7 +9 43% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0% $47,063 7 -0.97 36 95% — — — —
Deaf Studies 85 +2 12% 20% 5% 7% 56% 1% $47,063 7 -0.97 36 95% — — — —
English 156 +5 33% 32% 6% 4% 48% 1% $46,741 21 -0.69 35 92% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 5 +5 0% 0% 0% 0% 80% 0% $47,063 7 -0.97 36 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 4 +1 100% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $38,296 1 -1.76 15 73% — — — —
History 79 — 63% 25% 6% 4% 54% 0% $49,611 20 -0.71 43 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 — 33% 17% 8% 17% 58% 0% $42,366 2 -1.43 24 94% — — — —
Jewish Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $56,834 49 -0.19 61 95% — — — —
Latin American Studies — +2 — — — — — — $46,539 7 -1.01 35 100% — — — —
Liberal Studies 193 — 8% 15% 7% 4% 69% 1% $54,909 39 -0.23 57 91% — — — —
Linguistics 15 +2 33% 13% 7% 0% 60% 0% $38,296 1 -1.76 15 73% — — — —
Philosophy 17 +3 47% 65% 0% 0% 29% 6% $51,096 21 -0.78 47 90% — — — —
Religious Studies 4 +5 25% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $56,834 84 +0.74 61 95% — — — —
Spanish 30 +2 40% 3% 0% 7% 87% 3% $39,567 3 -1.65 17 90% — — — —
Anthropology 54 +4 33% 33% 4% 4% 39% 0% $43,325 2 -1.23 26 91% — — — —
Communication Studies 219 — 38% 29% 8% 6% 46% 1% $55,301 26 -0.61 58 92% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences 46 +1 17% 20% 11% 2% 57% 0% $52,088 39 -0.14 50 92% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10 — 60% 50% 10% 0% 40% 0% $60,996 46 -0.13 69 95% — — — —
Geography 14 — 50% 50% 7% 7% 36% 0% $60,996 46 -0.13 69 95% — — — —
Journalism 87 — 41% 15% 5% 8% 49% 1% $53,830 17 -0.95 54 93% — — — —
Political Science 178 — 46% 28% 3% 7% 49% 4% $53,846 5 -1.35 54 92% — — — —
Psychology 995 +8 24% 22% 7% 4% 57% 2% $47,802 12 -1.10 38 92% — — — —
Public Administration 25 — 52% 0% 8% 0% 16% 0% $78,640 77 +0.47 88 99% 6.1% — — —
Sociology 334 +3 26% 15% 5% 9% 65% 1% $49,487 19 -0.67 43 95% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 323 +10 6% 10% 6% 4% 70% 2% $81,976 100 +4.41 90 93% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 28 +1 29% 14% 11% 14% 46% 7% $54,734 25 -0.68 56 — — — — —
Art 343 — 36% 23% 13% 3% 52% 1% $46,295 49 -0.06 34 90% — — — —
Cinema and Television Arts 463 +1 60% 27% 9% 6% 44% 6% $46,336 32 -0.40 34 92% — — — —
Dance 4 — 0% 25% 0% 25% 25% 0% $43,092 50 +0.00 26 — — — — —
Interior Design 34 — 12% 15% 6% 0% 62% 9% $59,592 14 -0.97 66 97% — — — —
Music 58 — 53% 24% 7% 2% 41% 2% $35,454 7 -1.21 10 93% — — — —
Music Performance 47 — 72% 34% 11% 2% 36% 9% $35,454 7 -1.21 10 93% — — — —
Theatre 57 — 42% 26% 5% 18% 33% 5% $36,325 12 -0.90 11 94% — — — —
Urban Studies 18 +1 67% 17% 11% 11% 56% 6% $69,597 57 +0.17 80 95% — — — —
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 31 +1 94% 13% 6% 3% 68% 0% $91,996 19 -0.75 95 100% — — — —
Criminal Justice 337 +6 35% 12% 2% 6% 73% 1% $47,497 2 -1.71 37 100% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,835
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,339
Est. In-State Cost $10,135
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,604
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 28%
6-Year Graduation Rate 57%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 24.4% 1,962 29% 22% 6% 5% 55% 2% $50,273 10 -0.94 45 93% 6.1%
Business & Economics 20.9% 1,683 53% 30% 10% 3% 46% 4% $65,627 13 -0.67 76 93% —
Arts 13.1% 1,052 49% 25% 10% 6% 46% 4% $45,732 22 -0.41 32 91% —
Health Sciences 10.8% 864 33% 17% 13% 5% 54% 1% $65,664 11 -0.38 76 94% —
Humanities 7.7% 621 28% 22% 6% 5% 58% 1% $49,260 17 -0.68 42 91% —
Computer Science 5.4% 432 80% 23% 21% 4% 40% 6% $101,574 35 -0.51 97 97% —
Professional 4.6% 368 40% 12% 3% 5% 73% 1% $51,246 3 -1.63 47 100% —
Engineering 4.4% 352 84% 20% 14% 1% 54% 4% $93,905 14 -0.63 95 97% —
Education 4.0% 323 6% 10% 6% 4% 70% 2% $81,976 99 +4.41 90 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 247 35% 32% 10% 3% 43% 4% $64,019 33 -0.30 74 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 73 53% 27% 12% 3% 38% 7% $62,375 8 -0.65 71 92% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 60 28% 8% 15% 3% 67% 0% $55,115 27 -0.65 57 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $10.4M #173 75% $0.1M — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $7.0M #185 58% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $3.6M #225 41% $0 — — — —
Engineering $2.9M #236 60% $0.0M — — — —
Education $1.2M #219 54% $0 11 #314 — —
Computer Science $0.6M #255 66% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.4M #254 12% $0.2M — — — —
Health Sciences $0.2M #347 0% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #255 96% $0 — — — —
Total $26.3M #237 62% $0.3M 11 #460 — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 95 $641K $696K -$55K
Baseball 27 $2.2M $2.0M $168K
Soccer 27 $1.1M $1.3M -$196K
Volleyball 24 $955K $850K $105K
Basketball 19 $3.1M $3.0M $76K
Golf 7 $478K $576K -$98K
Total 146 $8.5M $8.5M -$1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 65 $740K $759K -$19K
Softball 28 $1.2M $1.0M $132K
Soccer 23 $924K $971K -$46K
Beach Volleyball 21 $199K $220K -$20K
Water Polo 20 $560K $584K -$23K
Volleyball 18 $1.0M $1.1M -$23K
Tennis 14 $659K $692K -$32K
Basketball 13 $1.8M $1.8M -$38K
Golf 6 $390K $317K $73K
Total 169 $7.4M $7.4M $1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 160 $1.4M $1.5M -$74K
Soccer 50 $2.1M $2.3M -$243K
Volleyball 42 $2.0M $1.9M $81K
Basketball 32 $4.9M $4.8M $37K
Softball 28 $1.2M $1.0M $132K
Baseball 27 $2.2M $2.0M $168K
Beach Volleyball 21 $199K $220K -$20K
Water Polo 20 $560K $584K -$23K
Tennis 14 $659K $692K -$32K
Golf 13 $868K $893K -$25K
Total 315 $23.7M $23.3M $409K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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