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California State University - Northridge Overview

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

What Is California State University - Northridge Known For?

8,677 Undergraduate Awards

$24,449 Avg Cost After Aid

91% Acceptance Rate

Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at CSUN.
During a recent academic cycle, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, CSUN bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $59,115 a year. That's about 45% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is California State University - Northridge?

Contact details for CSUN are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, CA 91330
Phone:	818-677-1200
Website:	www.csun.edu

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How Do I Get Into CSUN?

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

Admission Requirements for CSUN

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUN?

91% Acceptance Rate

56% Of Accepted Are Women

CSUN has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford California State University - Northridge?

$24,449 Net Price

20% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of CSUN is $24,449. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSUN, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,462 a year. That adds up to $21,848 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Northridge Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,191 Full-Time Undergraduates

56% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 34,916 undergraduate students at CSUN, with 29,191 being full-time and 5,725 being part-time.

There are also 5,465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,191 full-time undergraduates at CSUN, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,576
Black or African American	1,397
Hispanic or Latino	15,720
White	5,814
International Students	1,888
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,796

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Northridge. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at CSUN. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, China, and India.

California State University - Northridge Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	1,100	49	0	1,149
General Psychology	980	9	0	989
Criminal Justice & Corrections	439	0	0	439
Sociology	424	9	0	433
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	430	0	0	430
Health & Physical Education	397	20	0	417
Public Health	275	76	0	351
Fine & Studio Arts	324	16	0	340
Teacher Education Grade Specific	329	0	0	329
Computer Science	258	64	0	322
General Biology	286	21	0	307
Accounting	257	44	0	301
Liberal Arts General Studies	253	23	0	276
Communication & Media Studies	235	23	0	258
Communication Sciences	118	113	7	238
General English Literature	170	45	0	215
Public Administration	24	183	0	207
Political Science & Government	188	6	0	194
Mechanical Engineering	177	14	0	191
Ethnic Studies	188	1	0	189
Marketing	179	0	0	179
Social Work	0	170	0	170
Music	94	51	0	145
Health & Medical Administrative Services	121	23	0	144
General Family & Consumer Sciences	125	10	0	135
Nursing	132	0	0	132
Journalism	128	0	0	128
History	98	21	0	119
Computer Information Systems	111	0	0	111
Student Counseling	0	105	0	105
Engineering-Related Fields	5	97	0	102
Civil Engineering	69	19	0	88
Finance & Financial Management	82	0	0	82
Electrical Engineering	67	8	0	75
Economics	73	0	0	73
Mathematics	59	12	0	71
Educational Administration	0	55	10	65
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	33	26	59
Anthropology	57	2	0	59
Drama & Theater Arts	46	12	0	58
Computer Engineering	39	16	0	55
Romance Languages	43	11	0	54
Special Education	0	42	0	42
Hospitality Management	29	6	0	35
General Education	0	34	0	34
Geography & Cartography	29	4	0	33
Taxation	0	32	0	32
Nutrition Science	20	9	0	29
Chemistry	23	6	0	29
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	26	0	26
Urban Studies	25	0	0	25
Physics	14	10	0	24
Construction Engineering Technology	23	0	0	23
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	21	2	0	23
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	23	0	23
Geological & Earth Sciences	21	2	0	23
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	19	3	0	22
Philosophy	22	0	0	22
Manufacturing Engineering	9	12	0	21
Allied Health Professions	21	0	0	21
Instructional Media Design	0	17	0	17
Curriculum & Instruction	0	13	0	13
Urban & Regional Planning	0	10	0	10
Area Studies	9	0	0	9
Child Development & Psychology	0	9	0	9
Religious Studies	8	0	0	8
Materials Engineering	0	6	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	5	0	5
Teaching English or French	0	5	0	5
Design & Applied Arts	3	0	0	3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	0	1
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Real Estate	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Gerontology	0	0	0	0
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	8,677	1,637	43	10,357

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.

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