by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
California State University - Dominguez Hills was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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College Factual ranked CSUDH as #746 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CSUDH is also ranked #91 out of 161 schools in California.
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With an acceptance rate of 89%, CSUDH has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.
At California State University - Dominguez Hills, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - Dominguez Hills is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at California State University - Dominguez Hills is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at CSUDH is 12%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,022 undergraduates at CSUDH with 12,451 being full-time and 3,571 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,021 | $3,518 | $6,052 | $9,962 | $5,606 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CSUDH, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSUDH, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $4,654 a year. That adds up to $18,616 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CSUDH are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 E Victoria St, Carson, CA 90747-0005 |
| Phone: | 310-243-3696 |
| Website: | https://www.csudh.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 602 | $43,905 |
| General Psychology | 593 | $29,727 |
| Sociology | 298 | $34,350 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 249 | $36,092 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 243 | $29,840 |
| Nursing | 231 | $110,626 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 190 | $33,588 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 168 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 149 | $25,349 |
| Human Services | 128 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 9,555 students took at least one online class at California State University - Dominguez Hills. This is a decrease from the 16,824 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 9,555 | 2,367 |
| 2021-2022 | 16,824 | 13,048 |
| 2020-2021 | 18,598 | 17,572 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,056 | 1,589 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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