California State University-Northridge is known for being a non selective school. They receive approximately 23,700 applications each year. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be 88 percent which is equal 20,842 students being accepted to the school. But when the term starts, about 4,720 students will have chosen California State University-Northridge as their school of choice. The ratio of the candidates who submitted their applications is 44% and 55% for males and females respectively. However, of the freshmen enrolled, 53% were typically women chose California State University-Northridge after receiving the letter of acceptance and 46% were men. First-year students are asked to submit their ACT or SAT scores to California State University-Northridge when applying. In most cases, accepted applicants have test scores in the range of 16 - 22 for ACT or 900 - 1,110 for SAT. This institution also allows submissions of Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. California State University-Northridge’s undergraduate application fee is unknown.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2021 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2020
Applications
23,656
Male 10,530
Female 13,126

 

Acceptance
20,842
Male 8,915
Female 11,927

 

Enrollment Total
4,716
Male 2,178
Female 2,538


Acceptance Rate
88.1%
Male
84.7%
Female
90.9%

 

Yield
22.6%
Male
24.4%
Female
21.3%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

Unknown

Graduate

$70



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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