California State University-Northridge

Northridge, California


Level 4-year or above
Control Public
Student Population 35,198

Classification Category
Undergraduate Instructional Program: Bal/HGC: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program: Postbac-Comp: Postbaccalaureate comprehensive
Enrollment Profile: HU: High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile: MFT4/I: Medium full-time four-year, inclusive
Size and Setting: L4/NR: Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Basic Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)


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  • College Board data on transfer entrants and/or on-campus housing percentage not available.

note: All-inclusive classifications are time-specific snapshots of institutional attributes and behavior based on data from 2008 to 2010. Institutions might be classified differently using a different timeframe.

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