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California State University-Dominguez Hills

California State University-Dominguez Hills is a public campus in Carson proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$2,624

family income
under $30k

$2,970

$30–48k

$4,942

$48–75k

$8,028

$75–110k

$12,878

over $110k

Average net price

$8,6152023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose from $2,407 (2008) to $8,615 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$2,407
2009	$2,575
2010	$2,986
2011	$3,401
2012	$3,698
2013	$2,416
2014	$3,537
2015	$3,221
2016	$4,655
2017	$3,891
2018	$4,215
2019	$4,026
2020	$3,724
2021	$4,058
2022	$3,659
2023	$8,615

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,1912024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose from $9,400 (2009) to $23,191 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$9,400
2010	$10,678
2011	$11,281
2012	$12,535
2013	$12,957
2014	$12,399
2015	$13,349
2016	$13,027
2017	$14,463
2018	$14,469
2019	$14,951
2020	$15,019
2021	$14,579
2022	$14,958
2023	$15,449
2024	$23,191

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,735	$9,115
2001	$1,825	$9,205
2002	$1,845	$10,305
2003	$2,483	$10,943
2004	$2,771	$12,941
2005	$2,991	$13,161
2006	$3,011	$13,181
2007	$3,377	$13,547
2008	$3,663	$13,833
2013	$6,100	$17,260
2014	$6,139	$17,299
2015	$6,213	$17,373
2016	$6,423	$17,583
2017	$6,837	$18,717
2018	$6,942	$18,822
2019	$6,946	$18,826
2020	$6,941	$18,821
2021	$7,060	$18,940
2022	$7,060	$18,940
2023	$7,064	$18,944

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

California State University-Dominguez Hills reports tuition of $7,449 for in-state students and $20,049 for out-of-state students. Check California State University-Dominguez Hills’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 12,538 undergrads, California State University-Dominguez Hills is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

42.8% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at California State University-Dominguez Hills within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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42.8%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose from 25.5% (entered 1991) to 42.8% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	25.5%
1992 cohort	31.6%
1993 cohort	30.1%
1994 cohort	26.1%
1995 cohort	31.1%
1996 cohort	34.9%
1997 cohort	31.1%
1998 cohort	34.8%
1999 cohort	35.1%
2000 cohort	32.9%
2001 cohort	28.2%
2002 cohort	34%
2003 cohort	34.9%
2004 cohort	30.9%
2005 cohort	24.4%
2006 cohort	27.6%
2007 cohort	29.3%
2008 cohort	32.3%
2009 cohort	34.7%
2010 cohort	42.4%
2011 cohort	42.9%
2012 cohort	45%
2013 cohort	44.5%
2014 cohort	47.5%
2015 cohort	52.5%
2016 cohort	46.5%
2017 cohort	46.9%
2018 cohort	42.8%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$5,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$5,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$8,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$9,234	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$9,496	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$10,435	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$9,832	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$9,692	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$9,874	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,465	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$11,000	$5,584
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$11,781	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$14,500	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$15,954	$9,313
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$15,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$13,750	$10,138
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$13,741	$10,980
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$14,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$14,000	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$14,019	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$13,807	$8,458

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$46,827

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$53,788

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,162

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

California State University-Dominguez Hills admitted 18,586 of 19,921 applicants in Fall 2024. The 93.3% rate describes that application pool.

93.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $7,064 in-state tuition · 2023–24 12,538 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, California State University-Dominguez Hills received 19,921 applications and admitted 18,586 (93.3%), with 1,732 enrolling.

California State University-Dominguez Hills did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for California State University-Dominguez Hills under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

93.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	20.9%
Fall 2002	16.2%
Fall 2003	15%
Fall 2004	14.8%
Fall 2005	12.7%
Fall 2006	11.2%
Fall 2007	13.7%
Fall 2008	12.1%
Fall 2009	49.7%
Fall 2010	59%
Fall 2011	57.9%
Fall 2012	53.1%
Fall 2013	57.5%
Fall 2014	42.3%
Fall 2015	52.8%
Fall 2016	47.9%
Fall 2017	53.7%
Fall 2018	63.9%
Fall 2019	77%
Fall 2020	81.2%
Fall 2021	89.6%
Fall 2022	89.1%
Fall 2023	91.3%
Fall 2024	93.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

760–940Fall 2013 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	730	940
Fall 2002	690	920
Fall 2003	720	930
Fall 2004	720	930
Fall 2005	740	950
Fall 2006	720	930
Fall 2007	710	920
Fall 2008	710	920
Fall 2009	710	910
Fall 2010	730	930
Fall 2011	750	940
Fall 2012	740	930
Fall 2013	760	940

IPEDS Fall 2001–2013, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

15–19Fall 2013 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2005	14	18
Fall 2006	15	18
Fall 2007	14	18
Fall 2008	14	18
Fall 2009	14	18
Fall 2010	15	19
Fall 2011	15	19
Fall 2012	15	19
Fall 2013	15	19

IPEDS Fall 2005–2013, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

12,538Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at California State University-Dominguez Hills rose from 8,222 (Fall 2002) to 12,538 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	8,222
Fall 2003	8,326
Fall 2004	8,863
Fall 2005	9,071
Fall 2006	9,049
Fall 2007	8,559
Fall 2008	8,810
Fall 2009	10,498
Fall 2010	10,441
Fall 2011	11,154
Fall 2012	10,941
Fall 2013	11,894
Fall 2014	12,199
Fall 2015	12,584
Fall 2016	12,666
Fall 2017	13,258
Fall 2018	13,871
Fall 2019	15,328
Fall 2020	16,013
Fall 2021	15,214
Fall 2022	13,903
Fall 2023	12,642
Fall 2024	12,538

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

74%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at California State University-Dominguez Hills has wandered from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023 — up to 82% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 74%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	61%
Fall 2007 cohort	65%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	69%
Fall 2010 cohort	80%
Fall 2011 cohort	77%
Fall 2012 cohort	79%
Fall 2013 cohort	80%
Fall 2014 cohort	82%
Fall 2015 cohort	82%
Fall 2016 cohort	77%
Fall 2017 cohort	78%
Fall 2018 cohort	77%
Fall 2019 cohort	78%
Fall 2020 cohort	70%
Fall 2021 cohort	70%
Fall 2022 cohort	66%
Fall 2023 cohort	74%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about California State University-Dominguez Hills

63.3% of California State University-Dominguez Hills's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes California State University-Dominguez Hills as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 12,538 undergraduates live off campus, and 73.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

California State University-Dominguez Hills reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 93.3%. Review California State University-Dominguez Hills's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How California State University-Dominguez Hills compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

California State University-Dominguez Hills93.3%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

California State University-Dominguez Hills$7,449

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

California State University-Dominguez Hills's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

California State University-Dominguez Hills$57,162

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

California State University-Dominguez Hills, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	California State University-Dominguez Hills	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	93.3%	74.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$7,449	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,162	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For California State University-Dominguez Hills, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

California State University-Dominguez Hills federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 26 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$118,588
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$109,642
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	$75,412
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$74,788
Mathematics	$68,900
Public Administration	$68,008
Human Resources Management and Services	$64,677
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,662
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$62,164
Computer Science	$59,603
Political Science and Government	$59,558
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$59,094
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$57,727
Communication and Media Studies	$57,478
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	$57,245
Sociology	$55,100
English Language and Literature, General	$55,081
Biology, General	$54,405
Psychology, Other	$52,965
Psychology, General	$52,742
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	$51,549
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$51,185
Community Organization and Advocacy	$50,686
Design and Applied Arts	$48,430
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,654
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$36,326

These 26 fields listed for California State University-Dominguez Hills measure earnings after completion. The $57,162 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 32 additional California State University-Dominguez Hills fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does California State University-Dominguez Hills report?

California State University-Dominguez Hills did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 93.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is California State University-Dominguez Hills's acceptance rate?

93.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 18,586 admitted from 19,921 applicants.

How much does California State University-Dominguez Hills cost?

In-state tuition is $7,449; out-of-state students pay $20,049. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does California State University-Dominguez Hills report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,162. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

California State University-Chico — 92.7% admitted
California State University-Fresno — 95.3% admitted
California State University-Fullerton — 90.5% admitted
California State University-East Bay — 97.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.