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Acceptance Rate 93.45%
Yield 17.97%
Applicants 33,005
Admitted 30,842
Enrolled 5,543

CSUN Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 93.45% at California State University-Northridge. Total 33,005 students applied and 30,842 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationhttps://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate93.45%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 93.45%. A total of 33,005 students (14,995 men and 18,010 women) have applied to and 30,842 (13,870 men and 16,972 women) students admitted to California State University-Northridge.
Among them, 2,620 male and 2,923 female students have enrolled into CSUN and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.97%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSUN
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants33,00514,99518,01000
Admitted30,84213,87016,97200
Enrolled5,5432,6202,92300
Acceptance Rate 93.45% 92.50% 94.24% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.97% 18.89% 17.22% - -
[Chart] California State University-Northridge Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Northridge, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for CSUN
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CSUN

The calendar system at California State University-Northridge is Semester. California State University-Northridge accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Northridge accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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