by our College Data Analytics Team
In 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 - Northridge was awarded 131 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general communication sciences & disorders.
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CSUN is ranked #350 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 161 colleges in California, CSUN is ranked at #48.
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California State University - Northridge has an acceptance rate of 91%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for CSUN.
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 - Northridge, this rate is 24 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 - Northridge is 45%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 75% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like California State University - Northridge enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
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 15% for first-time, full-time students at CSUN, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at California State University - Northridge.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 34,916 undergraduates at CSUN with 29,191 being full-time and 5,725 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,865 | $6,553 | $10,150 | $14,276 | $18,110 |
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 CSUN, 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 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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See which majors at California State University - Northridge make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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: | https://www.csun.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 944 | $28,603 |
| Business Administration & Management | 876 | $43,714 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 469 | $27,278 |
| Health & Physical Education | 467 | $27,952 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 442 | $34,870 |
| Sociology | 431 | $34,093 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 405 | NA |
| Public Health | 400 | $39,011 |
| Marketing | 389 | $37,016 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 377 | $30,794 |
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 2022-2023, 21,836 students took at least one online class at California State University - Northridge. This is a decrease from the 38,276 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 21,836 | 3,333 |
| 2021-2022 | 38,276 | 28,617 |
| 2020-2021 | 39,376 | 34,499 |
| 2018-2019 | 20,755 | 1,304 |
Learn more about online learning at California State University - Northridge.
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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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