California State University

Northridge, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
92.5%
30,842 admitted
SAT · 50th
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6-yr grad
55.0%
Retention 73.4%
Undergrads
32,499
25:1 S-F
Admissions
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92.5%
30,842 admitted
from 33,350 apps
Applications33,350
Overall admit rate92.5%
Enrolled5,524 · 17.9% yield
Important factorsRigor of HS record, Test scores
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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SAT composite · 50th %ile
Cost & aid
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$6,084
in-state tuition
out-of-state $18,684
Tuition (in-state)$6,084
Tuition (out-of-state)$18,684
Fees$1,374
Room & board$21,350
Books$1,338
Avg need-based grant$12,854
Academics
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25 : 1
student-faculty ratio
73.4% retention
Student-faculty25 : 1
Retention73.4%
4-year graduation27.8%
6-year graduation55.0%
Enrollment
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32,499
undergraduates
0.0% out-of-state · 125 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates32,499
Out-of-state0.0%
International (freshmen)125
Rankings
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#16
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — WEST
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Universities — WEST#1626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — West#2026
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#5226
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#13826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#18626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#19426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#21226
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig West Conference10
Athletic divisionNCAA D142
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$55
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionNov 30 → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Test policyrecommended
Admissions emailadmissions.records@csun.edu
Admissions phone818-677-3700
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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California State U…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
California State University CA · Public91.2%—22K
California State University CA · Public45.4%—36K
California State University CA · Public88.1%95040K
California State Polytechnic University CA · Public74.0%—25K
University of California CA · Public86.1%—24K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — California State University-Northridge

18 years of California State University-Northridge's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.