Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Northridge, CA
Population 9,500,000
Map of the United States

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 1.5%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
California State University, Northridge 8,037 42% / 58% 3% $58,345 71 93%
Civil Engineering 89 71% / 29% 1% $79,604 91 94%
Computer Engineering 39 90% / 10% 5% $88,578 96 92%
Electrical Engineering 56 84% / 16% 7% $92,478 97 98%
Manufacturing Engineering 6 100% / 0% 17% $89,769 96
Mechanical Engineering 162 89% / 11% 3% $89,849 96 95%
Computer Information Technology 84 75% / 25% 1% $73,467 87 93%
Computer Science 313 +1 82% / 18% 8% $101,928 98 97%
Information Technology 35 66% / 34% 6% $73,467 87 93%
Chemistry 21 62% / 38% 5% $70,039 85 96%
Geosciences 14 43% / 57% 0% $62,061 76
Mathematics 29 +1 48% / 52% 10% $57,678 70 90%
Physics 9 67% / 33% 11% $64,936 80
Biochemistry 15 60% / 40% 13% $58,968 72 81%
Biology 232 +5 33% / 67% 4% $71,043 86 91%
Environmental Science 32 31% / 69% 0% $51,225 56
Nutritional Sciences 28 25% / 75% 0% $56,592 68
Communication Sciences and Disorders 82 +2 4% / 96% 1% $62,658 77 92%
Environmental Health 22 32% / 68% 0% $55,218 65 94%
Kinesiology 347 56% / 44% 1% $50,779 55 93%
Nursing 153 20% / 80% 1% $106,974 99 99%
Public Health 238 19% / 81% 0% $55,218 65 94%
Radiologic Technology 22 41% / 59% 0% $94,979 97 97%
Accounting 187 +11 58% / 42% 5% $80,817 92 95%
Business Administration 1,169 +40 56% / 44% 4% $59,773 73 90%
Consumer Affairs 14 7% / 93% 14% $68,873 84
Economics 76 +2 74% / 26% 7% $64,584 80 89%
Engineering Management 13 62% / 38% 8% $102,517 99 93%
Finance 9 56% / 44% 0% $63,822 79 94%
Health Administration 143 22% / 78% 0% $56,687 68 96%
Hospitality Management 39 31% / 69% 13% $45,947 41 91%
Marketing 33 30% / 70% 3% $61,811 76 90%
Africana Studies 5 60% / 40% 20% $43,160 33 92%
Anthropology 54 +4 33% / 67% 0% $42,170 30 86%
Asian American Studies 5 +4 60% / 40% 0% $43,160 33 92%
Chicana/o Studies 7 +9 43% / 57% 0% $43,160 33 92%
Communication Studies 219 38% / 62% 1% $50,156 53 92%
Deaf Studies 85 +2 12% / 88% 1% $43,160 33 92%
English 156 +5 33% / 67% 1% $43,272 33 91%
Ethnic Studies 5 +5 0% / 100% 0% $43,160 33 92%
Family and Consumer Sciences 46 +1 17% / 83% 0% $46,801 44 91%
Foreign Languages 4 +1 100% / 0% 0% $46,481 43 88%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10 60% / 40% 0% $67,723 83 90%
Geography 14 50% / 50% 0% $67,723 83 90%
History 79 63% / 37% 0% $46,874 44 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 33% / 67% 0% $42,366 31 94%
Jewish Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $44,924 38 88%
Journalism 87 41% / 59% 1% $47,737 47 94%
Latin American Studies +2 $46,539 43 100%
Liberal Studies 193 8% / 92% 1% $50,803 55 91%
Linguistics 15 +2 33% / 67% 0% $46,481 43 88%
Philosophy 17 +3 47% / 53% 6% $44,434 37 90%
Political Science 178 46% / 54% 4% $50,554 54 91%
Psychology 995 +8 24% / 76% 2% $47,332 46 92%
Public Administration 25 52% / 48% 0% $75,222 89 100%
Religious Studies 4 +5 25% / 75% 0% $44,924 38 88%
Sociology 334 +3 26% / 74% 1% $47,752 47 94%
Spanish 30 +2 40% / 60% 3% $53,170 61 100%
Early Childhood Education 323 +10 6% / 94% 2% $81,976 93 93%
Apparel and Textiles 28 +1 29% / 71% 7% $50,689 55
Art 343 36% / 64% 1% $40,774 26 90%
Cinema and Television Arts 463 +1 60% / 40% 6% $41,623 28 93%
Dance 4 0% / 100% 0%
Interior Design 34 12% / 88% 9% $44,479 37 100%
Music 58 53% / 47% 2% $31,452 8 89%
Music Performance 47 72% / 28% 9% $31,452 8 89%
Theatre 57 42% / 58% 5% $29,879 7 96%
Urban Studies 18 +1 67% / 33% 6% $63,253 78 88%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 31 +1 94% / 6% 0% $91,996 97 100%
Criminal Justice 337 +6 35% / 65% 1% $47,497 46 100%

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 71th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.1% 2,583 29% / 71% 2% $48,043 48 92%
Business & Economics 20.9% 1,683 53% / 47% 4% $62,213 77 91%
Arts 13.1% 1,052 49% / 51% 4% $40,394 25 92%
Health Sciences 10.8% 864 33% / 67% 1% $64,319 79 94%
Computer Science 5.4% 432 80% / 20% 6% $94,088 97 96%
Professional 4.6% 368 40% / 60% 1% $51,246 56 100%
Engineering 4.4% 352 84% / 16% 4% $87,535 95 95%
Education 4.0% 323 6% / 94% 2% $81,976 93 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.1% 247 35% / 65% 4% $70,310 85 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.9% 73 53% / 47% 7% $62,969 78 93%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 60 28% / 72% 0% $53,730 62

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 #315
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 #461

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind