California State University - Northridge Business Programs

California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. Northridge is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

California State University - Northridge Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUN.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#112	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#126	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUN has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#47	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#64	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#78	Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management	College Factual
#125	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#148	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#153	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual

Where Is 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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Northridge-CA/California-State-University-Northridge/6684699242
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/csunorthridge

How Do I Get Into CSUN?

You can apply to CSUN online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUN

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUN?

CSUN has an acceptance rate of 66%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 62%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 95% of students accepted to CSUN submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 440 and 550.

CSUN received ACT scores from 17% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 23. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford California State University - Northridge?

The overall average net price of CSUN is $24,449. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 26% of students took out student loans averaging $5,119 a year. That adds up to $20,476 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUN is 3.7%. 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.

California State University - Northridge Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 34,916 undergraduate students at CSUN, with 29,191 being full-time and 5,725 being part-time.

There are also 5,465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,191 full-time undergraduates at CSUN, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Northridge students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,576
Black or African American	1,397
Hispanic or Latino	15,720
White	5,814
International Students	1,888
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,796

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Northridge. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 107 countries are represented at CSUN. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, China, and India.

Online Learning at California State University - Northridge

In 2019-2020, 39,376 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUN has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUN Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Northridge was $7,017 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,897. The following table shows how CSUN is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Knowledge Management	#1	#7
Management Information Systems	#16	#50

Online Growth Rankings of CSUN

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Northridge was 606.2%. This is the #126 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUN regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CSUN ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CSUN.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Management Information Systems	#1
Knowledge Management	#1

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Northridge Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	806	28	37	871
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	406	0	0	406
Finance	399	0	0	399
Accounting	287	0	51	338
General Economics	95	0	0	95
Other Hospitality Administration/Management	61	0	6	67
Taxation	0	0	34	34
Human Resources Development	0	15	0	15
Knowledge Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,054	43	128	2,225

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

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