California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA · Public · Small city · CSUDH
Public institution in Carson, CA · 12,642 undergraduates · 91% acceptance rate · $57,162 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Average net price
- Top 9%Cost of attendance
- Top 9%Undergraduates
- Top 9%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $3,65941st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,064286th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $18,944784th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $15,449179th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,807257th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,162675th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,827736th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 46.9%1,271st highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 65.6%1,431st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 91.3%1,275th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 12,642199th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 61.0%200th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 10 mi (LAX)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 56 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $95,782 | $93,875 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $62,012 | $60,320 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $55,338 | $55,338 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $44,635 | $41,565 |
| Public Administration | bachelors | $43,128 | $43,240 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $40,806 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $45,061 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $41,025 | $86,867 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $40,209 | $36,099 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $35,351 | $38,048 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $33,891 | $33,179 |
| History | bachelors | $33,565 | $21,964 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1960source
- Athletic nickname: "Toros"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Burgundy and Goldsource
- Motto: "Vox Veritas Vita (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 346 acressource
- Formerly known as "South Bay State College" (1960–1962)source
- Formerly known as "California State College at Palos Verdes" (1962–1966)source
- Formerly known as "California State College, Dominguez Hills" (1966–1977)source
- Athletic conference: CCAAsource
- Notable alum: Carmelita Jetersource
- Notable alum: Karen Basssource
- Notable alum: Clarence Gilyardsource
- Notable alum: Niecy Nashsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $903,495 (M $425,869 · W $477,626)
- Soccer: 2008
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to California State University-Dominguez Hills’s 12,642 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In CA
- Cypress CollegeCypress, CA · 12,309 undergrads
- California State University-ChicoChico, CA · 13,057 undergrads
- California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, CA · 14,174 undergrads
- Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, CA · 10,922 undergrads
- Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, CA · 10,905 undergrads
- Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, CA · 14,714 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH · 12,585 undergrads
- Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · 12,701 undergrads
- Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI · 12,704 undergrads
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL · 12,570 undergrads
- University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX · 12,812 undergrads
- Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, MI · 12,450 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitecsudh.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 110547)
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