CSUN's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Northridge students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State University-Northridge students is 54.2%. Female students graduated at a rate of 60.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 47.1%.

54.2%

asian 66.2% 366 students
African American 41.0% 138 students
white 69.6% 479 students
unknown 61.0% 83 students
hispanic 50.2% 1,594 students
International Students 51.7% 229 students
Mixed Race 56.0% 98 students

Drop Out

California State University-Northridge has an overall drop-out rate of 33.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 39.8% and 28.7% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

33.7%

asian 18.3% 101 students
African American 44.2% 149 students
white 19.0% 131 students
unknown 27.2% 37 students
hawaiian 66.7% 2 students
hispanic 38.5% 1,223 students
International Students 36.8% 163 students
Mixed Race 30.3% 53 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Northridge at a rate of 5.6% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 5.9%, and male students' 5.1%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

5.6%

asian 10.7% 59 students
African American 8.6% 29 students
white 7.6% 52 students
unknown 5.9% 8 students
hispanic 3.6% 113 students
International Students 6.8% 30 students
Mixed Race 9.1% 16 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

6.5%

asian 4.9% 27 students
African American 6.2% 21 students
white 3.8% 26 students
unknown 5.9% 8 students
hispanic 7.8% 247 students
International Students 4.7% 21 students
Mixed Race 4.6% 8 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,831	$92,124	$98,535
Construction Engineering Technologies	$79,863	$75,204	$92,559
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$83,281	$83,669	$89,964
Computer Science	$64,782	$75,047	$84,221
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$68,859	$73,070	$82,977
Mechanical Engineering	$64,759	$66,756	$76,464
Civil Engineering	$56,213	$53,108	$66,597
Accounting and Related Services	$58,795	$61,207	$66,494
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$54,120	$46,321	$61,575
Operations Research	$45,988	$44,835	$58,602
Management Information Systems and Services	$54,893	$57,860	$53,383
Biotechnology	$36,089	$37,424	$53,364
Urban Studies/Affairs	$33,144	$40,647	$52,679
Economics	$40,741	$39,909	$52,410
Geography and Cartography	$41,876	$28,366	$49,703
Finance and Financial Management Services	$43,894	$41,878	$49,112
Marketing	$37,432	$39,412	$48,612
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$39,961	$41,586	$46,848
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$38,737	$40,662	$46,123
Public Health	$34,066	$34,872	$43,802
Communication and Media Studies	$33,193	$35,060	$43,083
Hospitality Administration/Management	$31,432	$31,719	$42,372
Sociology	$29,883	$33,467	$40,525
Social Work	$32,688	$33,382	$40,335
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$27,118	$41,565	$40,199
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$29,216	$33,637	$40,074
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$27,473	$27,874	$36,955
Journalism	$27,428	$31,676	$36,844
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$31,949	$29,685	$36,823
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$26,612	$29,840	$36,536
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$21,535	$22,534	$36,311
Biology, General	$21,685	$25,194	$36,140
Political Science and Government	$28,828	$29,322	$34,634
History	$27,865	$24,730	$33,671
Psychology, General	$27,524	$26,507	$32,801
Design and Applied Arts	$29,435	$30,771	$32,448
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$30,393	$26,536	$32,202
English Language and Literature, General	$28,064	$28,598	$31,845
Fine and Studio Arts	$23,598	$24,791	$31,511
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	$26,249	$27,517	$31,467
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$29,503	$31,447
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$25,896	$27,073	$30,323
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$20,412	$19,683	$30,313
Anthropology	$23,145	$25,194	$30,112
Philosophy	$29,583	$33,446	NA
Religion/Religious Studies	$25,606	$17,846	NA
Real Estate	$35,547	$28,366	NA
Chemistry	$31,771	NA	NA
Computer Engineering	$64,319	$71,015	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$18,432	$27,669	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$29,685	NA
Mathematics	$45,014	$47,260	NA
Public Administration	$65,244	NA	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$18,635	$29,685	NA
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$45,355	NA	NA
Music	$17,822	$22,648	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	NA	$95,739	$108,158
Taxation	$72,745	$86,867	$97,852
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$83,455	$88,907	$96,626
Engineering-Related Fields	NA	$80,493	$92,252
Educational Administration and Supervision	$78,180	$76,863	$82,194
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$68,695	$70,536	$76,807
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$70,782	$73,769	$76,213
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$67,866	$68,608	$74,521
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$66,726	$54,869	$73,855
Public Administration	$70,792	$66,078	$72,772
Special Education and Teaching	$60,353	$63,005	$66,882
Public Health	$52,438	$55,383	$62,992
Social Work	$54,216	$58,035	$62,950
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$53,163	$53,034	$57,557
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	$44,844	$52,607	$57,352
Communication and Media Studies	$42,489	$41,937	$54,393
Education, Other	$41,426	$42,682	$47,380
History	NA	$41,565	$46,177
Music	$32,317	$36,848	$41,666
English Language and Literature, General	$42,262	$33,993	$37,339
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$41,143	$33,459	$35,042
Fine and Studio Arts	NA	$21,508	$33,641
Mechanical Engineering	NA	$82,756	NA
Computer Science	NA	$60,161	NA
Hospitality Administration/Management	$40,937	NA	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$40,094	NA	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$68,476	$60,094	NA
Civil Engineering	$82,290	$63,005	NA
Manufacturing Engineering	$87,158	NA	NA
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	NA	$51,482	NA
Psychology, General	NA	$38,289	NA

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