Applying to CSUN

California State University-Northridge's acceptance rate is 93.15% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 29,789 students applied and 27,748 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into CSUN.

CSUN's acceptance rate places 62nd out of 120 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to CSUN, it is required to submit high school GPA and record.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of California State University-Northridge is 93.15% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 19.98%. 13,699 men and 16,090 women applied to CSUN and 12,589 men and 15,159 women students were accepted.

Among them, 2,689 men and 2,856 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at CSUN.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at CSUN
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	29,789	13,699	16,090	0	0
Admitted	27,748	12,589	15,159	0	0
Enrolled	5,545	2,689	2,856	0	0
Acceptance Rate	93.15%	91.90%	94.21%	-	-
Yield	19.98%	21.36%	18.84%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

California State University-Northridge 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 5,545 first-year students enrolled in CSUN. The proportion of full-time students is 98.74% and part-time students is 1.26%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 48.49% and women students is 51.51%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at CSUN.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at CSUN
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,545	2,689	2,856
Full-time	5,475	2,650	2,825
Part-time	70	39	31

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at CSUN. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply California State University-Northridge.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

CSUN Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $70 for undergraduate schools and $70 for graduate schools of California State University-Northridge. The next table provides general admission information for applying to CSUN.

Admission Information for Applying to CSUN
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$70
Graduate Application Fees	$70
Admission Information	https://www.csun.edu/admissions-records/
Online Application	https://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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