| Location: | Southwest |
| Setting: | Large City Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Matadors |
| Nickname: | Cal State Northridge |
California State University, Northridge is a vibrant, diverse university community of nearly 34,000 students and more than 4,000 faculty and staff, sited on a 356-acre campus in the heart of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. As you explore the university's web site, you will find ample evidence of Cal State Northridge's commitment to the educational and professional goals of students, and its extensive service to the community.
California State University, Northridge (also known as CSUN, Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California, USA. Part of the California State University system, CSUN was founded in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College and adopted its current name in 1972. It has become one of the largest universities in California.
CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an intensive 6-week training of the fine arts.
Cal State Northridge is home to the National Center on Deafness, and each year the university hosts the International Conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities.
Instruction at CSUN is offered through nine colleges:
Cal State Northridge faculty have been recognized for their high quality. Eight faculty members have been awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships for research and creative activity, while 59 have won Fulbright awards to conduct research or teach abroad.
The university draws its freshmen from the top one-third of California high school graduates. CSUN's admissions program is rated as "less selective" in most major fields, but admissions to "impacted" majors, such as accounting, finance, music, computer science and cinema and television are more selective. Nearly eight in 10 CSUN students rate the university's quality of instruction as good or excellent, and the same share say CSUN was their first choice of a university to attend.
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| Percent of Students International: | 4% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 9% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Big West Conference) Baseball (Big West Conference) Track (Big West Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 3,036 | $ 13,206 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 0 | $ 10,170 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 3,036 | $ 3,036 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,320 | 47% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,527 | 42% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 2,669 | 54% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,603 | 27% | |
Any Aid: |
67% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 68% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 86% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 400, Math: 420 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 530, Math: 550 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 18% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 16, Verbal: 15, Math: 16 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 21, Verbal: 21, Math: 22 |
| Application Fee: | $ 55.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Required |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Not Required |
| High School Record: | Not Required |
| Recommendations: | Not Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Which of these schools is better for computer careers??? California State University Northridge, San Jose State, or San Francisco State?
12 months ago
Best Answer
California state university northridge for sure.
a friend of mine goes there, and says that the campus is packed with complete geniuses at math and technology, so it must be a great place to learn all that or they wouldn't be so good.
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