California State University-Northridge
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Details
- Name: California State University-Northridge
- Location: Northridge, CA 91330
- Control: Public
- Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
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Attendance
- Admissions Rate 93.15%
- Average SAT Scores No data
- Four Year Completion Rate 24.97% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
- Six Year Completion Rate 56.18% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
- Eight Year Completion Rate 59.51% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
Average4 Year25.0%6 Year56.2%8 Year59.5% -
Costs
- Yearly Costs: $20,317 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
- Out of State Tuition: $18,975 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
- In State Tuition: $7,095 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
- Median Debt Total: $12,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
- Median Debt for Graduates: $13,872 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Median Debt for Withdrawals: $8,235 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
- Net Price Quintile 1 $5,153 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
- Net Price Quintile 2 $6,277 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
- Net Price Quintile 3 $8,897 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
- Net Price Quintile 4 $13,510 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
- Net Price Quintile 5 $18,688 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
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Earnings
- Median 6 Year Earnings $44,372 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 7 Year Earnings $43,782 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 8 Year Earnings $51,871 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 9 Year Earnings $50,731 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
- Median 10 Year Earnings $59,115 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income
Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.
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What Graduates Earn By Family Background
Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.
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| Name | Credential | Debt Mean | Debt Median | Earnings |
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| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $20,637 | No data | $33,193 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,120 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $23,010 | No data | $27,428 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,782 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $56,213 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $16,273 | No data | $30,393 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $16,871 | No data | $26,249 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $20,762 | $16,667 | $25,896 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,064 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $22,859 | $10,000 | $29,216 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $36,089 |
| Statistics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,583 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $83,281 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $27,696 | $22,881 | $37,432 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $64,319 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $23,583 | No data | $64,759 |
| Operations Research | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,988 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $18,635 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $25,606 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $32,688 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $40,741 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $18,536 | $15,000 | $29,883 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $20,412 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $17,822 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $26,685 | No data | $34,066 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $14,486 | No data | $58,795 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Real Estate | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $35,547 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $68,859 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Construction Engineering Technologies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $79,863 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $21,685 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,355 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $20,055 | $13,000 | $26,612 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $18,032 | $15,074 | $27,524 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $65,244 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $23,145 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $33,144 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,473 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $13,018 | $8,025 | $39,961 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $18,897 | $10,000 | $43,894 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $54,893 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $18,432 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $25,208 | No data | $31,949 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,118 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $45,014 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,771 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $41,876 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $11,702 | No data | $38,737 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $34,723 | No data | $89,831 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | No data |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $28,828 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $29,435 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $27,156 | No data | $23,598 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $21,535 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $31,432 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | No data | No data | $27,865 |