What is California State University, Northridge's acceptance rate?

California State University, Northridge admitted 30,842 of 33,350 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 92.5%, according to its Common Data Set.

How much does California State University, Northridge cost?

Tuition is $6,084 in-state, plus $21,350 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $12,854.

What is California State University, Northridge's graduation rate?

55% of students graduate within six years.

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California State University, Northridge Common Data Set 2024-25

CATest policy: SAT or ACT required to be considered for admission (C8A); no C8F clarification givenCompare with other schools AP credit

Acceptance rate

92.5%

30,842 of 33,350

Early decision rate

—

SAT middle 50%

—

ACT middle 50%

—

Admissions

AppliedC1	33,350
AdmittedC1	30,842
EnrolledC1	4,655
YieldC1	15.1%
Early decisionC21	Offered, counts not reported
Early actionC22	Offered, counts not reported

Waitlist

Offered a placeC2	—
Accepted a placeC2	—
Admitted from waitlistC2	—
Odds if you stay on the listC2	—

Test scores and GPA

Submitted SATC9	—
Submitted ACTC9	—
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9	—
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9	—
Average high school GPAC12	3.33
GPA of 4.0C11	11.6%
GPA 3.75–3.99C11	11.8%
GPA 3.50–3.74C11	15.6%
GPA below 3.50C11	60.9%

Cost and financial aid

Tuition, in-stateG1	$6,084
Tuition, out-of-stateG1	$18,684
Required feesG1	$1,374
Food and housingG1	$21,350
Need fully met (first-years)H2	—
Average % of need metH2	—
Average need-based packageH2	$13,692
Average need-based grantH2	$12,854

What admissions looks at

Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
Class rankNot considered
Academic GPANot considered
Standardized test scoresVery important
Application essayNot considered
Recommendation(s)—
InterviewNot considered
Extracurricular activitiesNot considered
Talent/abilityNot considered
Character/personal qualitiesNot considered
First generationNot considered
Alumni/ae relationNot considered
Geographical residenceConsidered
State residencyConsidered
Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
Volunteer workNot considered
Work experienceNot considered
Level of applicant's interestNot considered

From item C7.

Outcomes

UndergraduatesB1	32,499
First-year retentionB22	—
4-year graduation rateB	—
6-year graduation rateB	55%

Notes on this filing

C1 enrolled: gender rows (men 2024, women 2612, another 19) sum to 4655, but the by-status rows (2578+34, 2875+37, 19+0) sum to 5543, which matches B1/B2. The gender figures appear shifted; 4655 is the summed figure reported here.
C1 applied/admitted are sums of the men, women and another-gender rows (unknown-gender rows blank).
C2: policy answered No and all waitlist counts are blank.
C21/C22: early decision and early action offered/counts are blank; offered left null.
C8F box is blank. The 'C or better grades in all college prep classes. Min GPA 2.0' text sits in the C7 additional-information box, not C8F.
C9: percent and number submitting SAT/ACT and percentile scores are blank (the zeros in the score-range totals are not submission percentages).
C7: recommendations has no checkbox marked.
B22 retention rate is blank.
Graduation: 6-year rate of 55.00 is from the Fall 2018 cohort (line H, total column). No 4-year rate is printed; line D (1325 of 4764) is not converted.
G1: the public tuition in-district and in-state figures are both 6084; the tuition field is left null and in-state/out-of-state are filled.
H2 first-time first-year: line H (fully met) is blank, so pct_need_fully_met is null. Line I (avg % need met) and line C/D percentage were not printed, so those are null.
H2 line J is labeled as the average aid package for all awarded students in line d, not strictly need-based; reported as printed in avg_need_based_package.
Survey year is 2024-2025 with Fall 2024 data (H1 uses 2024-25 estimated aid).

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California State University, Northridge admissions FAQ

What is California State University, Northridge's acceptance rate?: California State University, Northridge admitted 30,842 of 33,350 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 92.5%, according to its Common Data Set.
How much does California State University, Northridge cost?: Tuition is $6,084 in-state, plus $21,350 for food and housing, before aid. The average need-based grant is $12,854.
What is California State University, Northridge's graduation rate?: 55% of students graduate within six years.

Source: California State University, Northridge Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.