California Northstate University
Elk Grove, California · Website
California Northstate University is a for-profit 4-year college in Elk Grove, California with 37 undergraduates and 944 graduate students. It admits 92% of applicants and 100% of students finish within 6 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
$57,463
US median $11,837
Admission rate
92%
US median 78%
Completion rate
100%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
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Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Tuition and fees
- $57,463
- Students with a need-based grant
- 0%
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $49,793 in 2021-22 to $57,463 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 92%
- Undergraduates
- 37
- Graduate students
- 944
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Completion rate
- 100%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 8
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,463 | $8,086 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 92% | 76% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 100% | 64% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 80% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
8 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 106 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 97 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 16 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyProfessional | Professional | 6 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Elk Grove and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at California Northstate University?
92% of applicants are admitted to California Northstate University. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
What is the graduation rate at California Northstate University?
100% of first-time, full-time students at California Northstate University finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at California Northstate University?
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (106 professional graduates), Medicine (97 professional graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (59 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.