COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110608PUBLIC

NORTHRIDGE, CA

California State University-Northridge

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$7,021Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate56.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$59,664working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$13,872completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$59,664
Median earnings 5 years after completion$60,117

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$4,905
$30,001–48,000$5,450
$48,001–75,000$7,744
$75,001–110,000$11,262
$110,001+$18,040

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion56.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention73.9%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients56.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share21.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid29.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort6,558federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates32,691IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate93.5%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$13,872

7,339 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

33 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$116,613 earnings · $20,000 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$104,065 earnings · $17,440 debt →Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 153 working graduates$101,348 earnings · $18,483 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$99,216 earnings · $18,000 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$97,123 earnings · $18,732 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 384 working graduates$92,329 earnings · $15,810 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 116 working graduates$91,131 earnings · $19,007 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 349 working graduates$74,656 earnings · $14,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 90 working graduates$72,890 earnings · $13,000 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 611 working graduates$65,760 earnings · $15,000 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$65,188 earnings · $15,356 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 413 working graduates$64,373 earnings · $14,000 debt →Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's Degree · 252 working graduates$60,740 earnings · $13,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$59,100 earnings · $15,059 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$57,527 earnings · $14,202 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 440 working graduates$57,138 earnings · $13,999 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 328 working graduates$55,989 earnings · $14,000 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 223 working graduates$55,327 earnings · $17,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 561 working graduates$54,500 earnings · $13,000 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 106 working graduates$54,169 earnings · $11,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 197 working graduates$53,351 earnings · $15,480 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$52,988 earnings · $12,449 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 322 working graduates$52,772 earnings · $15,000 debt →Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor's Degree · 217 working graduates$50,708 earnings · $15,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 427 working graduates$50,663 earnings · $15,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 852 working graduates$49,792 earnings · $13,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 333 working graduates$49,359 earnings · $15,000 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 152 working graduates$47,660 earnings · $18,000 debt →Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree · 94 working graduates$46,913 earnings · $18,266 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$45,821 earnings · $15,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 377 working graduates$45,088 earnings · $11,250 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 304 working graduates$42,904 earnings · $15,000 debt →MusicBachelor's Degree · 101 working graduates$40,669 earnings · $15,933 debt →
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