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Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

88.1%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$70

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in CSUN during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	23,656	10,530	13,126
Admitted students	20,842	8,915	11,927
Enrolled students	4,716	2,178	2,538
Acceptance rate	88%	85%	91%
Yield rate	23%	24%	21%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, CSUN received a total of 23,656 applications. These applications included 10,530 male applicants and 13,126 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 23,656 applicants, CSUN admitted 20,842 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8,915 males and 11,927 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 4,716 students chose to enroll at CSUN. This means that 4,716 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,178 were male and 2,538 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, CSUN had an overall acceptance rate of 88% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 85% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 91%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. CSUN had an overall yield rate of 23% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 24%, and for female admitted students, it was 21%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for CSUN over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	34,444	14,952	19,492	15,706	6,631	9,075	46%	44%	47%	5,637	2,552	3,085	36%	38%	34%
2016	32,913	14,365	18,548	15,876	6,549	9,327	48%	46%	50%	4,499	2,003	2,496	28%	31%	27%
2017	30,165	13,524	16,641	17,391	7,320	10,071	58%	54%	60%	5,227	2,393	2,834	30%	33%	28%
2018	34,856	15,257	19,599	17,647	7,230	10,417	51%	47%	53%	4,804	2,209	2,595	27%	31%	25%
2019	30,661	13,463	17,198	18,194	7,430	10,764	59%	55%	63%	4,792	2,055	2,737	26%	28%	25%
2020	27,765	12,039	15,726	18,271	7,458	10,813	66%	62%	69%	4,016	1,854	2,162	22%	25%	20%
2021	23,656	10,530	13,126	20,842	8,915	11,927	88%	85%	91%	4,716	2,178	2,538	23%	24%	21%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

California State University-Northridge uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, CSUN operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at California State University-Northridge.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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