After California State University-Northridge: graduation, pay and debt
Northridge, California · Public · 32,691 undergrads
56% of California State University-Northridge students finish within six years, the typical student earns $63,721 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $15,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$63.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
56%
finish within six years.
25%
finish in four years.
73%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
61%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
25%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
56%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
73%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
63%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
5,174
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
59%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
22%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
5,607
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
6%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$50,095
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$63,721
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$15,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$11,075
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$13,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
61%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
68%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers