Colleges / California State University-Northridge
College · Public · Northridge, CA · City
CSUN

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330
Websitewww.csun.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$7k
Undergrad size32,691
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $7k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

32,691 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $7k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$28k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.1k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,338

How students pay for it.

Pell grants56%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans21%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
32,691
Location
Northridge, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
CSUN
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic58%
  • White18%
  • Asian9%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International3%
First-gen students54%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 75

What you can study.

Colleges / California State University-Northridge
College · Public · Northridge, CA · City
CSUN

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

Hispanic-serving
Address18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330
Websitewww.csun.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate93%
6-yr median pay$44k
Net price / yr$7k
Undergrad size32,691
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $7k/yr for a shot at a $44k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 93% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

32,691 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $20k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $7k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$82k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$28k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$54k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.6x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$7.5k
Tuition · out-of-state
$20.1k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,338

How students pay for it.

Pell grants56%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans21%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr57%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$44k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out6%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
32,691
Location
Northridge, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Also known as
CSUN
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic58%
  • White18%
  • Asian9%
  • Black6%
  • Unknown3%
  • Two or more races3%
  • International3%
First-gen students54%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time16%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$23k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 75

What you can study.