Quad
California State University-Northridge
California State University-Fresno

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-Fresno grads earn $2.1K more ten years out than California State University-Northridge's ($61,244 vs. $59,115)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California State University-Northridge graduates 2 pts more of its students than California State University-Fresno (71% vs. 70%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Northridge$59.1K
California State University-Fresno$61.2K
Graduation rate
California State University-Northridge71%
California State University-Fresno70%
Retention rate
California State University-Northridge73%
California State University-Fresno82%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Northridge$13.9K
California State University-Fresno$14.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Northridge21%
California State University-Fresno19%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge$11.1K
California State University-Fresno$12K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Northridge51%
California State University-Fresno47%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Northridge72%
California State University-Fresno71%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Northridge13%
California State University-Fresno16%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge55%
California State University-Fresno53%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Northridge61%
California State University-Fresno65%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Northridge6 pts lower
California State University-Fresno12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-NorthridgeCalifornia State University-Fresno
White69%69%
Asian70%56%
Hispanic/Latino54%56%
Black55%44%
Two or more races56%48%
International49%49%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why