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California Northstate University

Elk Grove, CAQuad's selectivityAccessible
Known forIntimate campusVery small student-faculty ratioHigh graduation rate
WebsiteFinancial aid

Admissions · Fall 2024

9 in 10 applicants admitted

California Northstate admits about 9 in 10 applicants (92%). That puts it in the "Accessible" tier, more selective than 17% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

92%

92%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivityAccessible

Applied

93

Admitted

86

Yield

6%

of admits enroll

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 37 undergrads, where 0% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

37

undergrads · larger than 2% of colleges

Diversity index

0.67

Pell Grant

0%

below the median

Large suburbNo college housingUndergrad research

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (100% of graduates). 3 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 99% of colleges. 48% of faculty are full-time. Spends $25,946 a year on instruction per student.

3 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 99% of colleges

Most popular major

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

100% of 2024–25 graduates

Full-time faculty

48%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$25.9K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

What students pay, price by family income, debt, and who gets grants.

$72.7K

net price per year for first-years with grants

Federal loans

0%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

95% graduate within six years.

95%

95%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Retention

86%

come back for year two

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

  • Diversity

    Reported

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

IPEDS unit ID 496627 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything