Quad
California State University-Northridge
U. California-Merced

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-Merced grads earn $5.3K more ten years out than California State University-Northridge's ($64,368 vs. $59,115)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    U. California-Merced graduates 0 pts more of its students than California State University-Northridge (72% vs. 71%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Northridge$59.1K
U. California-Merced$64.4K
Graduation rate
California State University-Northridge71%
U. California-Merced72%
Retention rate
California State University-Northridge73%
U. California-Merced82%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Northridge$13.9K
U. California-Merced$16.1K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Northridge21%
U. California-Merced29%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge$11.1K
U. California-Merced$12.6K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Northridge51%
U. California-Merced47%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Northridge72%
U. California-Merced70%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Northridge13%
U. California-Merced12%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Northridge55%
U. California-Merced68%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Northridge61%
U. California-Merced69%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Northridge6 pts lower
U. California-Merced1 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-NorthridgeU. California-Merced
White69%67%
Asian70%75%
Hispanic/Latino54%67%
Black55%67%
Two or more races56%71%
International49%69%

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