by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California State University - Dominguez Hills was awarded 412 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, CSUDH is ranked #680 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CSUDH held the #899 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 168 colleges in California, CSUDH is ranked at #98.
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With an acceptance rate of 90%, California State University - Dominguez Hills is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At California State University - Dominguez Hills, this rate is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - Dominguez Hills is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at California State University - Dominguez Hills is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 8% for first-time, full-time students at CSUDH, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,022 undergraduates at CSUDH with 12,451 being full-time and 3,571 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,657 | $3,329 | $6,333 | $11,085 | $13,579 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSUDH, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CSUDH, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,608 a year. That adds up to $18,432 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at CSUDH is 4.1%. 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.
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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 |
| Website: | https://www.csudh.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/csudh/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/dominguezhills |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 625 | $40,252 |
| Anthropology | 624 | NA |
| General Psychology | 503 | $28,178 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 295 | $32,872 |
| Sociology | 290 | $30,045 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 226 | $30,424 |
| Nursing | 195 | $102,298 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 166 | $29,423 |
| Health & Physical Education | 163 | $28,810 |
| Political Science & Government | 163 | $23,625 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 16,824 students took at least one online class at California State University - Dominguez Hills. This is a decrease from the 18,598 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 16,824 | 13,048 |
| 2019-2020 | 18,598 | 17,572 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,944 | 1,461 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,056 | 1,589 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,947 | 1,502 |
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Footnotes
*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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