How CSUN's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 60.71%, and this year's acceptance rate is 91.23% at California State University-Northridge. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 58.08% and women students' rate is 62.83%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Northridge over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	62.25%	60.39%	63.66%
2013-14	46.24% -16.01%	45.00% -16.48%	47.18% -16.48%
2014-15	52.86% 6.62%	50.90% 7.19%	54.37% 7.19%
2015-16	45.60% -7.26%	44.35% -7.81%	46.56% -7.81%
2016-17	48.24% 2.64%	45.59% 3.73%	50.29% 3.73%
2017-18	57.65% 9.42%	54.13% 10.23%	60.52% 10.23%
2018-19	50.63% -7.02%	47.39% -7.37%	53.15% -7.37%
2019-20	59.34% 8.71%	55.19% 9.44%	62.59% 9.44%
2020-21	65.81% 6.47%	61.95% 6.17%	68.76% 6.17%
2021-22	88.00% 22.19%	85.00% 22.24%	91.00% 22.24%
2022-23	91.23% 3.23%	89.00% 2.09%	93.09% 2.09%
Average	60.71%	58.08%	62.83%

California State University-Northridge Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 28.04% where the current academic year yield is 20.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Northridge from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.78%	35.70%	30.68%
2013-14	30.58% -2.19%	32.97% -1.82%	28.87% -1.82%
2014-15	31.31% 0.73%	33.87% 0.61%	29.48% 0.61%
2015-16	35.89% 4.58%	38.49% 4.52%	33.99% 4.52%
2016-17	28.34% -7.55%	30.58% -7.23%	26.76% -7.23%
2017-18	30.06% 1.72%	32.69% 1.38%	28.14% 1.38%
2018-19	27.22% -2.83%	30.55% -3.23%	24.91% -3.23%
2019-20	26.34% -0.88%	27.66% 0.52%	25.43% 0.52%
2020-21	21.98% -4.36%	24.86% -5.43%	19.99% -5.43%
2021-22	23.00% 1.02%	24.00% 1.00%	21.00% 1.00%
2022-23	20.99% -2.01%	22.33% -1.08%	19.92% -1.08%
Average	28.04%	30.34%	26.29%

California State University-Northridge Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 29,907, the average number of admitted is 17,716, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 4,880. The number of CSUN applicants increased by 9.76% (2,309 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Northridge from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	25,822	16,075	5,269
2013-14	29,339 3,517	13,566 -1,120	4,149 -1,120
2014-15	33,386 4,047	17,647 1,377	5,526 1,377
2015-16	34,444 1,058	15,706 111	5,637 111
2016-17	32,913 -1,531	15,876 -1,138	4,499 -1,138
2017-18	30,165 -2,748	17,391 728	5,227 728
2018-19	34,856 4,691	17,647 -423	4,804 -423
2019-20	30,661 -4,195	18,194 -12	4,792 -12
2020-21	27,765 -2,896	18,271 -776	4,016 -776
2021-22	23,656 -4,109	20,817 772	4,788 772
2022-23	25,965 2,309	23,687 184	4,972 184
Average	29,907	17,716	4,880

California State University-Northridge Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at CSUN

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes