Quad
California State University-Northridge
U. Houston-Downtown

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-Northridge graduates 16 pts more of its students than U. Houston-Downtown (71% vs. 55%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California State University-Northridge grads earn $5.6K more ten years out than U. Houston-Downtown's ($59,115 vs. $53,551)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Northridge$59.1K
U. Houston-Downtown$53.6K
Graduation rate
California State University-Northridge71%
U. Houston-Downtown55%
Retention rate
California State University-Northridge73%
U. Houston-Downtown67%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Northridge$13.9K
U. Houston-Downtown$18.8K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Northridge21%
U. Houston-Downtown30%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge$11.1K
U. Houston-Downtown$14.9K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Northridge51%
U. Houston-Downtown43%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Northridge72%
U. Houston-Downtown56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Northridge13%
U. Houston-Downtown20%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge55%
U. Houston-Downtown35%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Northridge61%
U. Houston-Downtown28%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Northridge6 pts lower
U. Houston-Downtown7 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-NorthridgeU. Houston-Downtown
White69%24%
Asian70%29%
Hispanic/Latino54%35%
Black55%32%
Two or more races56%Not shown: under 30 students
International49%Not shown: under 30 students

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