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California State University, Northridge

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Northridge, CA
Population 9,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,357
Men / Women 47% / 53%
Hispanic 52%
White 20%
Asian 9%
Black 6%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Business & Economics 22%
Life & Natural Sciences 14%
Arts 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 10%
Education 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,458
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,058
Est. In-State Cost $9,648
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,947
10-Year ROI $218,000
ROI Percentile 88th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 327 (98th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $17M #217
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #223
Engineering, Computing & Math $4M #242
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Life & Natural Sciences 44 #332
Humanities & Social Sciences 11 #478

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
California State University, Northridge 8,210 42% / 58% 4% $62,974
Civil Engineering 88 80% / 20% 5% $78,735
Computer Engineering 35 83% / 17% 9%
Computer Information Technology 75 85% / 15% 3% $72,665
Computer Science 235 86% / 14% 6% $100,816
Electrical Engineering 59 85% / 15% 5% $102,158
Information Technology 37 +2 78% / 22% 5% $72,665
Manufacturing Engineering 8 88% / 12% 25%
Mathematics 47 +1 47% / 53% 4% $57,049
Mechanical Engineering 189 89% / 11% 3% $98,558
Physics 9 78% / 22% 0%
Biochemistry 19 47% / 53% 5%
Biology 255 +6 36% / 64% 4% $70,268
Chemistry 22 68% / 32% 9%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 112 5% / 95% 3% $69,119
Environmental Health 37 22% / 78% 0% $64,242
Environmental Science 14 71% / 29% 0%
Geosciences 6 33% / 67% 17%
Kinesiology 340 54% / 46% 1% $50,225
Nursing 125 24% / 76% 2% $105,807
Nutritional Sciences 24 12% / 88% 8%
Public Health 144 18% / 82% 4% $64,242
Radiologic Technology 21 43% / 57% 0% $93,942
Accounting 229 +16 55% / 45% 7% $79,935
Business Administration 1,194 +37 56% / 44% 4% $81,244
Consumer Affairs 2 50% / 50% 0%
Economics 78 +1 79% / 21% 9% $63,880
Engineering Management 9 100% / 0% 11% $101,398
Finance 16 +1 56% / 44% 19% $63,126
Health Administration 115 23% / 77% 1% $71,069
Hospitality Management 33 33% / 67% 15% $45,446
Marketing 102 +3 41% / 59% 1% $61,136
Africana Studies 17 41% / 59% 6% $42,689
Anthropology 42 38% / 62% 0% $41,710
Asian American Studies 4 +7 25% / 75% 0% $42,689
Chicana/o Studies 20 +15 30% / 70% 0% $42,689
Communication Studies 220 38% / 62% 3% $60,635
Criminal Justice 395 +1 40% / 60% 2%
Deaf Studies 89 +2 15% / 85% 1% $42,689
English 143 +2 41% / 59% 1% $46,274
Ethnic Studies 6 +12 17% / 83% 0% $42,689
Family and Consumer Sciences 114 20% / 80% 4% $53,363
Foreign Languages 5 60% / 40% 20% $45,973
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 6 83% / 17% 0% $66,984
Geography 17 +3 71% / 29% 0% $66,984
History 65 +2 77% / 23% 0% $51,332
Interdisciplinary Studies 12 25% / 75% 0% $41,904
Jewish Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Journalism 92 +3 45% / 55% 1% $47,216
Latin American Studies 3 +5 0% / 100% 33%
Liberal Studies 255 12% / 88% 2% $50,249
Linguistics 20 +1 50% / 50% 10% $45,973
Philosophy 20 +3 60% / 40% 0% $43,949
Political Science 176 52% / 48% 2% $50,003
Psychology 1,037 +8 23% / 77% 2% $46,815
Public Administration 26 15% / 85% 0% $80,974
Religious Studies 3 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Sociology 380 +1 21% / 79% 4% $47,231
Spanish 22 +1 23% / 77% 5% $52,589
Early Childhood Education 376 +7 7% / 93% 1% $81,081
Apparel and Textiles 10 30% / 70% 10%
Art 319 +1 39% / 61% 3% $40,329
Cinema and Television Arts 424 +2 60% / 40% 8% $41,169
Interior Design 13 8% / 92% 8% $43,994
Music 46 46% / 54% 2% $41,656
Music Performance 55 +1 53% / 47% 13% $41,656
Theatre 38 47% / 53% 5% $42,019
Urban Studies 29 69% / 31% 14% $62,563
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 31 81% / 19% 3% $90,992