California State University-Northridge

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

California State University, Northridge is commonly referred to as Cal State Northridge or CSUN. The university was established in 1958 and was initially known as the San Fernando Valley State College. In 1972, the university adopted its present name. The main campus encompasses 353 acres of land in the San Fernando Valley. CSUN is divided into the following colleges:

• College of Business & Economics
• College of Engineering & Computer Science
• College of Health & Human Development
• College of Humanities
• College of Science & Mathematics
• College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Michael D. Eisner College of Education
• Mike Curb College of Arts, Media & Communication
• Roland Tseng College of Extended Learning

Students of CSUN can become members of the National Panhellenic Conference, the North-American Interfraternity Conference, the United Sorority and Fraternity Council, the Christian fraternal organizations and the Armenian Greek Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in therapy and counseling, music, art studies, liberal arts, and media.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 36,208 in 2009-2010 (29,175 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Cal State Northridge provides on-campus housing for 2,931 of its 29,175 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 14 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Big West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 140 male students received the aid (men were 48% of those receiving aid) and 154 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 52% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Cal State Northridge offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (255 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,472 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• Knowledge Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (131 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (68 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Playwriting and Screenwriting

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (862 awarded)

• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (300 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (451 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (2,100 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Asian-American Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (55 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (559 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (68 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (120 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (21 awarded)

• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (138 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (37 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (256 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (46 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (295 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (717 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Genetic Counseling/Counselor
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology