2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at CSUN is $7,095 for California residents and $18,975 for out-of-state students. The tuition & fees has increased by 0.14% from last year.
The next table shows the 2024 tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at CSUN.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at California State University-Northridge Cost of Attendance page.
California State University-Northridge 2024 Tuition & fees
YearUndergraduateGraduate
California ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$6,977$18,857$8,411$17,915
2021$7,017$18,897$8,451$17,955
2022$7,043$18,923$8,477$17,981
2023$7,069$18,949$8,503$18,007
2024$7,095$18,975$8,529$18,033

Tuition per Credit Hour

The 2024 undergraduate tuition per credit hour at California State University-Northridge is $0 for California residents and $397 for out-of-state students. The undergraduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 0.25% from last year.
The 2024 graduate tuition per credit hour is $0 for California residents and $397 for out-of-state students. The graduate tuition per credit hour has increased by 0.25% from last year.
The next table and chart show the 2024 tuition per credit hour and its trends over last 5 years at California State University-Northridge.
California State University-Northridge 2024 Tuition per Credit Hour
YearUndergraduateGraduate
California ResidentsOut-of-StateCalifornia ResidentsOut-of-State
2020$0$396$0$396
2021$0$396$0$396
2022$0$396$0$396
2023$0$396$0$396
2024$0$397$0$397

Offered Online Programs

California State University-Northridge offers 166 major programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. Of that, 11 online programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs at California State University-Northridge at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Number of Online ProgramsNumber of Total Programs
Bachelor's173
Master's772
Doctorate (Research)02
Doctorate (Professional)02
Post-BS Certificate315
Total11166

Online Student Population

There are 37,579 students including both undergraduate and graduate students at CSUN. Of that, 3,333 students have enrolled online exclusively.
In addition, 18,503 students have joined to some online courses and 15,743 students only joined to in-classrrom courses.
The next tables show the online students by enrollment type and locality for the academic year 2022-2023.
Online Student Population at California State University-Northridge
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total37,57932,1815,398
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,3332,1231,210
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,50317,3871,116
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,74312,6713,072
Online Student Population by Student Location at California State University-Northridge
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,3332,1231,210
California Residents3,2132,0881,125
Other State in U.S.951778
Outside of U.S.25187
Unknown000