California State University - Northridge Teaching Programs

Located in Northridge, California, California State University - Northridge is a public institution. The location of CSUN is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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:	www.csun.edu

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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUN?

Since CSUN has an acceptance rate of 91%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CSUN, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $5,134 a year. That adds up to $20,536 over four years for those students.

California State University - Northridge Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 34,496 undergraduate students at CSUN, with 28,242 being full-time and 6,254 being part-time.

There are also 5,612 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,242 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	2,436
Black or African American	1,333
Hispanic or Latino	15,530
White	5,479
International Students	1,683
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,781

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

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 21 master’s degree programs available online at CSUN. In 2022-2023, 21,836 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.

This school is the 27th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of CSUN majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Other Special Education & Teaching	50%

California State University - Northridge Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	405	0	0	0	405
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	66	0	66
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	23	25	0	48
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	24	7	31
General Special Education	0	0	30	0	30
General Education	0	0	24	0	24
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	20	0	20
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	8	10	0	18
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	13	0	13
Mathematics Education	0	0	13	0	13
Science Education	0	0	13	0	13
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	11	0	11
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	5	5	0	10
Community College Education	0	0	0	2	2
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	405	36	254	9	704

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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