Western Oregon University vs California State University-Northridge (CSUN)

Western Oregon University (WOU) and California State University-Northridge (CSUN) are two distinct universities with unique offerings. WOU, located in Monmouth, Oregon, is a public liberal arts university with an acceptance rate of 90%, while CSUN, situated in Northridge, California, is a public research university with an acceptance rate of 48%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at WOU including Business Administration, Psychology, and Elementary Education, and popular majors at CSUN including Business Administration, Psychology, and Kinesiology. WOU's student body is predominantly White (74%) and female (58%), while CSUN's student body is more diverse, with a larger Hispanic population (38%) and a more even gender distribution (51% female, 49% male). WOU has a graduation rate of 54%, while CSUN's graduation rate is 59%. To

	California State University-Northridge	Western Oregon University
Overview
Location	Northridge, California	Monmouth, Oregon
Campus setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	82.0%	65.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	88.1%	91.6%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $70 Graduate: $70	$60
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants	23,656	2,798
Total number of admissions given out	20,842	2,562
Admitted students who chose to enroll	4,716	544
Yield rate	22.6%	21.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Not required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $31,857 Out of state: $43,737	In state: $24,075 Out of state: $43,515
Average net price	$8,708	$15,181
Tuition	In state: $5,742 Out of state: $17,622	In state: $8,460 Out of state: $27,900
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,316 Meal plan: $4,506	Room/dormitory: $9,002 Meal plan: $2,250
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	82.0% Average amount $10,882	98.0% Average amount $7,891
Students receiving federal student loan	14.0% Average amount $4,779	93.0% Average amount $4,049
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $12,360	6.0% Average amount $13,398

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	34,496 Men 45.0% Women 55.0%	3,615 Men 32.6% Women 67.4%
Graduate students	5,612 Men 33.0% Women 67.0%	414 Men 30.2% Women 69.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	1.7%	17.9%
International students	6.0%	3.0%
Campus local/setting	City: Large	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	4,029	1,333
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	California Washington Hawaii Nevada Texas	Oregon California Washington Hawaii Alaska

Academics
Popular study areas	Health Professions Engineering Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Public Administration and Social Service Computer and Information Science	Education Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	26:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Outcome
Graduation rate	54.2%	48.3%
Dropout rate	33.7%	49.1%
Transferred out	5.6%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $95,739 Year 3: $108,158 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $89,831 Year 2: $92,124 Year 3: $98,535 Taxation (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $72,745 Year 2: $86,867 Year 3: $97,852 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $83,455 Year 2: $88,907 Year 3: $96,626 Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $79,863 Year 2: $75,204 Year 3: $92,559 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $80,493 Year 3: $92,252 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $83,281 Year 2: $83,669 Year 3: $89,964 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $64,782 Year 2: $75,047 Year 3: $84,221 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $68,859 Year 2: $73,070 Year 3: $82,977 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $78,180 Year 2: $76,863 Year 3: $82,194	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,160 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $59,453 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,118 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $49,493 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,328 Year 2: $44,021 Year 3: $47,168 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,952 Year 2: $32,467 Year 3: $45,939 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,943 Year 2: $38,529 Year 3: $45,374 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,778 Year 2: $47,327 Year 3: $42,815 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,362 Year 2: $38,505 Year 3: $42,630 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,319 Year 2: $36,382 Year 3: $40,832 Gerontology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,454 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $39,879 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,493 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $38,433

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