Cost and net price
| In-state tuition and fees | $7,850 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees | $21,170 |
| Average cost of attendance | $20,014 |
| Books and supplies | $1,370 |
| Room and board, on campus | $14,538 |
| Average net price, all aided students | $6,346 |
| Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000 | $4,429 |
| Average net price, family income over $110,000 | $17,634 |
Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Admissions and enrollment
- Admission rate
- 93%
- SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
- Data unavailable
- ACT composite range, middle 50%
- Data unavailable
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 32,691
- Graduate enrollment
- 5,557
- Students receiving Pell grants
- 61%
- Student to faculty ratio
- 25 to 1
Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.
Graduation, earnings, and debt
| Completion within 150% of normal time | 57% |
| Completion within normal time | 30% |
| First-year retention (full-time) | 73% |
| Median federal debt, graduates | $15,000 |
| Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years) | $170 |
| Median Parent PLUS debt, completers | $14,549 |
| Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry | 70% |
Measure definitions and cohorts
- Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.
Programs and program-level outcomes
Highest early earnings among programs at California State University-Northridge
164 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.
Bachelor's degree (79)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 245 | $74,096 | $18,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 21 | $103,066 | $19,500 |
| Anthropology CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online | 42 | $28,343 | $10,500 |
| Apparel and Textiles CIP 19.09 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Applied Mathematics CIP 27.03 | $40,374 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Area Studies CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online | 19 | $49,811 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 261 | $33,664 | $16,500 |
| Biotechnology CIP 26.12 | $49,430 | $16,500 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online | 1,231 | $50,898 | $12,937 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences CIP 26.04 | $44,764 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 22 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Civil Engineering CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online | 88 | $72,768 | $17,625 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online | 112 | $30,813 | $17,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 220 | $39,561 | $14,533 |
| Computer Engineering CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online | 35 | $84,485 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 235 | $64,914 | $15,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online | 114 | $62,281 | $16,404 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician CIP 15.10 · No credentials fully online | 31 | $90,668 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online | 396 | $40,326 | $12,211 |
| Design and Applied Arts CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online | 13 | $38,152 | $15,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 38 | $25,667 | $18,500 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology CIP 26.13 | $37,507 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Economics CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online | 79 | $47,399 | $13,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online | 59 | $80,093 | $12,500 |
| Engineering, General CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering-Related Fields CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 145 | $32,774 | $16,732 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online | 172 | $33,237 | $16,250 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies CIP 19.04 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online | 114 | $38,153 | $18,750 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts CIP 50.06 | $31,506 | $12,184 | |
| Finance and Financial Management Services CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online | 17 | $55,572 | $15,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 320 | $27,943 | $15,779 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other CIP 16.99 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Geography and Cartography CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online | 26 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 115 | $47,298 | $12,500 |
| History CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online | 67 | $35,987 | $18,211 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online | 33 | $41,741 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services CIP 19.07 | $33,837 | $12,500 | |
| Industrial Engineering CIP 14.35 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Information Science/Studies CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Journalism CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online | 95 | $41,557 | $15,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online | 255 | $40,504 | $11,750 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online | 26 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 | $53,714 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Manufacturing Engineering CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Marketing CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online | 105 | $44,378 | $11,497 |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 48 | $40,239 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mechanical Engineering CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online | 189 | $75,759 | $14,198 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology CIP 26.05 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 102 | $28,903 | $14,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online | 14 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Nutrition Sciences CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online | 24 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Operations Research CIP 14.37 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Philosophy CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online | 23 | $31,758 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physics CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 176 | $38,484 | $18,500 |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online | 1,045 | $34,217 | $12,500 |
| Public Administration CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online | 26 | $84,412 | $37,500 |
| Public Health CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online | 181 | $44,294 | $15,000 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication CIP 09.09 | $41,882 | $10,844 | |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online | 426 | $34,411 | $13,686 |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 | $42,526 | $18,871 | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online | 125 | $107,276 | $21,401 |
| Religion/Religious Studies CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online | 23 | $28,533 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Social Work CIP 44.07 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online | 381 | $40,801 | $13,533 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 340 | $34,031 | $11,250 |
| Statistics CIP 27.05 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online | 383 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Urban Studies/Affairs CIP 45.12 · No credentials fully online | 29 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Master's degree (64)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online | 32 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online | 10 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Anthropology CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Biology, General CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online | 19 | $66,642 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online | 49 | $94,472 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Chemistry CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning CIP 04.03 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Civil Engineering CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online | 14 | $99,276 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online | 22 | $76,683 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online | 92 | $63,600 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication and Media Studies CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online | 18 | $55,869 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Engineering CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online | 27 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Computer Science CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online | 81 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Curriculum and Instruction CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online | 9 | $21,997 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, General CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online | 29 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Education, Other CIP 13.99 | $45,577 | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online | 41 | $60,601 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online | 1 | $81,642 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online | 20 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering, General CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering-Related Fields CIP 15.15 · Some credentials fully online | 118 | $126,039 | Suppressed for privacy |
| English Language and Literature, General CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online | 26 | $55,662 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies CIP 05.02 · All credentials fully online | 4 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General CIP 19.01 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Fine and Studio Arts CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geography and Cartography CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 20 | $70,472 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation CIP 30.12 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| History CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online | 14 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Hospitality Administration/Management CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies CIP 30.23 · All credentials fully online | 25 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Management Information Systems and Services CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Manufacturing Engineering CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online | 14 | $94,160 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Materials Engineering CIP 14.18 · No credentials fully online | 5 | $94,009 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mathematics CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mechanical Engineering CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online | 21 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online | 48 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Music CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online | 49 | $50,835 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Nutrition Sciences CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online | 11 | $63,712 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Physics CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Political Science and Government CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Psychology, General CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Administration CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online | 147 | $76,590 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Health CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online | 58 | $69,311 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online | 15 | $65,455 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Research and Experimental Psychology CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Social Work CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online | 150 | $76,529 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sociology CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online | 8 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online | 43 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online | 11 | $52,373 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online | 50 | $57,342 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Taxation CIP 52.16 · No credentials fully online | 17 | $103,323 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online | 7 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online | 31 | $86,422 | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online | 5 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Graduate certificate (16)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP 51.02 · All credentials fully online | 49 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Engineering-Related Fields CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Gerontology CIP 30.11 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Human Resources Management and Services CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Administration CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Public Health CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians CIP 15.07 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Real Estate CIP 52.15 · No credentials fully online | 3 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online | 2 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Special Education and Teaching CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online | 9 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online | 1 | Data unavailable | Suppressed for privacy |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online | 6 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Doctoral degree (2)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP 51.02 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online | 11 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
| Program (CIP) | Graduates (recent year) | Median earnings, 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online | 12 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Educational Administration and Supervision CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online | 0 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online | 32 | Suppressed for privacy | Suppressed for privacy |