Acceptance Rate History

California State University-Northridge Acceptance Rate (2013–2024)

CA · Current rate: 93.5%

College Scorecard · IPEDSU.S. Dept. of Education

What is California State University-Northridge's acceptance rate in 2024?

California State University-Northridge's acceptance rate in 2024 is 93.5%, roughly unchanged from 93.2% in 2023.

College Scorecard 2024

Year-by-Year Data

Year	Acceptance Rate	Applicants	Admitted
2024	93.5%	33,005	30,842
2023	93.2%	29,789	27,748
2022	91.2%	25,965	23,687
2021	88.1%	23,656	20,842
2020	65.8%	27,765	18,271
2019	59.3%	30,661	18,194
2018	50.6%	34,856	17,647
2017	57.7%	30,165	17,391
2016	48.2%	32,913	15,876
2015	45.6%	34,444	15,706
2014	52.9%	33,386	17,647
2013	46.2%	29,339	13,566

Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard

Cost

Sticker pricePublished cost of attendance — tuition, fees, housing and food. (AY 2023–24)

$20,485/yr

What families actually payAvg. for families receiving federal aid (AY 2023–24)

$7,021/yrin-state figure

4-year totalSticker cost of attendance × 4 years. (AY 2023–24)

$81,940

Tuition (in-state)(AY 2024–25)

$7,458/yr

Tuition (out-of-state)(AY 2024–25)

$20,058/yr

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entryFormer students, federal earnings records. (measured 2020–21, entry cohort 2009–11)

$59,115/yr

The same school, two different prices

Family income under $30k: $4,905/yr · Family income over $110k: $18,040/yr (AY 2023–24)

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.

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How to read these numbers

The 2024 rate covers California State University-Northridge's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them California State University-Northridge's rate ranged from 45.6% to 93.5%, so any single year is one point inside that range.

Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.

Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education