unitid 110608 · Northridge, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
California State University-Northridge
- enrollment 2023
- 41,751
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
93%
80th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
32,691
96th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
56%
undergrads on Pell grants
92nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
57%
finish within 150% time
73rd pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,485
39th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$7,021
after aid, aided students
16th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,115
after entry, Title IV students
72nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$13,872
25th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,905 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k50%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k7%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $22,839
- First-generation students
- 54%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,458
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1,100 | $66,806 | $15,000 |
| Psychology, General. | 980 | $52,901 | $13,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 439 | — | $11,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 430 | $46,521 | $15,000 |
| Sociology. | 424 | $53,371 | $13,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 397 | $56,754 | $15,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 329 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 324 | $45,572 | $15,000 |
| Biology, General. | 286 | $79,403 | $15,059 |
| Public Health. | 275 | $61,716 | $14,000 |
| Computer Science. | 258 | $113,922 | $18,483 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 257 | $90,327 | $15,810 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- California State University-Fresno →
- California State University-Sacramento →
- California State University-San Bernardino →
- California State University-Los Angeles →
- The University of Texas at San Antonio →
- Montclair State University →
- The University of Texas at El Paso →
- California State University-Fullerton →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.