- The Inkwell
- California
- California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CACity: smallZIP 90747Founded 1960
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1960
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.csudh.edu
CaliforniaPublic
California State University-Dominguez Hills
California State University-Dominguez Hills is a public university in Carson, California, with 12,538 undergraduates. It admits 93% of applicants, graduates 42% within six years and costs $7,244 a year after aid.
42%graduate
Admission rate93%
Retention74%
4-year graduation16%
Pell Grant share68%
Federal loans18%
$7,244net price / year
93%admission rate
—average SAT
42%graduate in 6 years
$62,587median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#658 of 1,704 for earnings#80 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,316 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,303 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $22,839tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,853
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,173
- Average net price
- $7,244national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$6,002
$30,001–48,000$6,373
$48,001–75,000$7,655
$75,001–110,000$10,739
$110,001+$18,260
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 93%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college93%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college42%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college68%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 42%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 16%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,846
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,587middle 50%: $40,215–$90,345
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$90,345
Median, California State University-Dominguez Hills$62,587
Lower quarter$40,215
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 12,538
- Part-time
- 23%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 25.3
- First-generation students
- 59%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 68%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 47%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,789 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,329
- Endowment, end of year
- $26,555,410
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White4.0%
Hispanic71%
Black13%
Asian6.9%
Two or more races2.3%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.3%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management19%
Psychology15%
Health professions12%
Social sciences6.9%
Education6.6%
Visual & performing arts5.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.2%
Computer & information sciences4.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 110547. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1026909.