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California State University - Dominguez Hills Overview

California State University - Dominguez Hills is a public institution situated in Carson, California. The city atmosphere of Carson makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is California State University - Dominguez Hills Known For?

3,285 Undergraduate Awards
$27,132 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at CSUDH is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at CSUDH.
  • In 2017-2018, 41% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from CSUDH makes roughly $44,700 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUDH.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#47 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#55 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#84 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#90 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUDH has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Quality Control Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution College Factual
#60 Best General Education Schools College Factual
#60 Best General Education Schools College Factual
#76 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search
#109 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools College Factual

Where Is California State University - Dominguez Hills?

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Contact details for CSUDH are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1000 E Victoria St, Carson, CA 90747-0005
Phone: 310-243-3696
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csudh/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/dominguezhills

How Do I Get Into CSUDH?

You can apply to CSUDH online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUDH

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores recommended
TOEFL neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUDH?

81% Acceptance Rate
61% Of Accepted Are Women
CSUDH has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford California State University - Dominguez Hills?

$27,132 Net Price
16% Take Out Loans
2.6% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of CSUDH is $27,132. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSUDH, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,472 a year. That adds up to $17,888 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUDH is 2.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Dominguez Hills Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,451 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,022 undergraduate students at CSUDH, with 12,451 being full-time and 3,571 being part-time.

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There are also 2,665 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,451 full-time undergraduates at CSUDH, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Dominguez Hills students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 742
Black or African American 1,258
Hispanic or Latino 8,659
White 583
International Students 603
Other Races/Ethnicities 606

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Dominguez Hills. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at California State University - Dominguez Hills

17,572 Took All Classes Online
18,598 Took At Least One Class Online
292.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 18,598 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUDH has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 43rd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUDH

The following table shows how CSUDH is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Business, Management & Marketing #1 #21
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution #1 #1
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #1 #1
Liberal Arts General Studies #1 #1
Quality Control Technology #4 #13
Engineering Technologies #10 #34
Public Administration #16 #58
Public Administration & Social Service #19 #64
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #25 #70
Nursing #49 #126
Health Professions #55 #195

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUDH Rankings

The following table shows how CSUDH is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health Professions #54 #190
Nursing #63 #175

Online Growth Rankings of CSUDH

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Dominguez Hills was 292.1%. This is the #225 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUDH regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSUDH ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSUDH.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Nursing #35
Health Professions #100

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Dominguez Hills Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 578 0 54 632
General Psychology 499 0 20 519
Sociology 246 0 10 256
Criminal Justice & Corrections 203 0 0 203
Nursing 130 5 61 196
Teacher Education Grade Specific 194 0 0 194
General Education 0 0 179 179
Health Sciences & Services 144 0 24 168
Liberal Arts General Studies 150 0 12 162
Health & Physical Education 140 0 0 140
Human Services 121 0 0 121
Public Administration 42 0 75 117
Social Work 0 0 99 99
General English Literature 69 0 21 90
General Biology 86 0 3 89
Computer Science 57 0 20 77
Public Relations & Advertising 70 0 0 70
Computer Information Systems 69 0 0 69
Communication & Media Studies 64 0 0 64
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 56 56
Quality Control Technology 1 0 50 51
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 49 0 0 49
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 41 0 0 41
Fine & Studio Arts 41 0 0 41
Other Business, Management & Marketing 39 0 0 39
Political Science & Government 36 0 0 36
Student Counseling 0 2 33 35
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 5 0 23 28
Mathematics 27 0 0 27
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 26 26
Drama & Theater Arts 25 0 0 25
History 21 0 0 21
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 20 0 0 20
Information Technology 0 0 19 19
Behavioral Science 19 0 0 19
Journalism 17 0 0 17
Romance Languages 16 0 0 16
Music 15 0 0 15
Anthropology 14 0 0 14
Special Education 0 0 11 11
Ethnic Studies 11 0 0 11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 9 0 0 9
Educational Administration 0 7 0 7
Human Resource Management 5 0 0 5
Physics 4 0 0 4
Philosophy 3 0 0 3
Chemistry 3 0 0 3
Accounting 0 2 0 2
Geological & Earth Sciences 2 0 0 2
Writing Studies 0 1 0 1
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 1 1
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0
Economics 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,285 17 797 4,099

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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