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QUICK FACTS about California State University, Northridge

"You are the symbol of California's and America's future because of the educational opportunities open to all kinds of people from all walks of life and all different backgrounds here."
--President Bill Clinton, in an address on the CSUN campus, Jan. 17, 1995

Location
California State University, Northridge is located in the northeast San Fernando Valley of suburban Los Angeles

Founded 
in 1958 as San Fernando Valley State College. Renamed in 1972 to California State University, Northridge

Mascot & Colors
The Matador is the CSUN mascot 
The university colors are red & black

Campus Size
356 acres

Facilities
More than 100 buildings totaling nearly 4 million square feet

Employees
More than 4,000, including about 1,900 faculty and 2,100 staff

Student Gender & Ethnicity

Men 13,309
40.0%
Women 19,934
60.0%




White
10,666
32.1%
Other 5,348
16.1%
Mexican-American 5,301
15.9%
Other Latino 3,476
10.5%
Asian American 2,742
8.2%
African American 2,658
8.0%
International 1,676
5.0%
Filipino 1,106
3.3%
American Indian 150
0.5%
Pacific Islander 120
0.4%

 

Enrollment
(Fall 2005) 
Total headcount: 33,243
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 25,139
Undergraduate 26,854
 80.8%
Graduate 6,389
 19.2%


Degrees Offered 
 (as of Fall 2006)
64 bachelor's, 50 master's

Education Credentials Offered 
Teaching, Specialist, Service 


 Students by Class Year
(for Fall 2005) 
Class Year
 Headcount
 Percent
Freshmen 5,483
 16.5%
Sophomore 3,255
   9.8%
Junior 8,549
 25.7%
Senior 9,567
 28.8%


Degrees Awarded (2004-05)
Bachelor's: 5,488
Master's: 1,218
Total: 6,706


Accreditation
By the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 

Student Age
(for Fall 2005) 
Undergraduate average age: 23.5
Graduate average age: 34.2
Average age of all students: 25.5
University Presidents
Jolene Koester: July 2000 to present 
Louanne Kennedy (acting): 1999-2000
Blenda Wilson: 1992-1999
James Cleary: 1969-1992
Ralph Prator: 1958-1968
Prominent Alumni
Include former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Chairman/CEO Alex Yemenidjian, Hilton Hotels CEO Stephen Bollenbach, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle, CNBC anchors Bill Griffeth, Ron Insana and Sue Herera, Curb Records Chairman/former California Lt. Gov. Mike Curb, actor/producer Richard “Cheech” Marin, and former space shuttle astronaut Scott Horowitz.
Colleges

Arts, Media & Communication
Business & Economics
Eisner College of Education
Engineering & Computer Science
Tseng College of Extended Learning
Health & Human Development
Humanities
Science & Mathematics
Social & Behavioral Sciences