About California State University-Dominguez Hills
California State University- Dominguez Hills is a public university in Carson, California that has been around since 1960. It is a top-performing, highly accredited school that provides education programs that are both accessible and impactful. CSUDH offers top-tier academic programs that span a wide range of topics and are designed to prepare students for both personal fulfillment and professional achievement. At CSUDH, you will find faculty, staff, and students that are among the best and brightest in the world; through a genuine commitment to justice and social responsibility, their hard work and innovation has made an impact on their local and global community that knows no bounds. The faculty, staff, and students retain a strong sense of accountability, responsiveness, and mutual respect for each other, the surrounding community, and the world, devote themselves to rigorous standards of excellence and continuous learning, and constantly seek out ways to collaborate effectively and develop proactive partnerships. CSUDH has been listen on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year since 2009, and in 2014, the school received the Honor Roll's Presidential Award, which is the highest federal recognition that a university can receive for its commitment to service, volunteering, and civic engagement.
California State University-Dominguez Hills
School Overview
- Location
- Carson, California
- Type
- Public
- Setting
- City
Students
Total Students
15,580
Faculty
Total Faculty
1,596
Student/Faculty Ratio
Tuition
Estimated Cost
$16,442
Admissions
Total Applicants
17,385
Admitted
54%
Enrolled
10%
Test Scores
SAT Math
380-470
SAT Reading
370-470
ACT Composite
15-19
TOEFL
(not set)
IELTS
(not set)
Colleges
CSUDH offers a wide range of dynamic degree programs that reflect today's most relevant, in-demand fields. The school allows you to personalize your educational experience to meet your academic and professional goals, while maintaining a rigorous, well-rounded curriculum with a dedicated, expert faculty and staff to deliver it. At CSUDH, there are six Colleges of study: the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Business Administration & Public Policy, the College of Education, the College of Extended and International Education, the College of Natural & Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Health, Human Services & Nursing.
Colleges
College of Arts & Humanities
Offering programs and degrees in visual, performing, and media arts, world cultural studies, English, modern languages, history, philosophy, humanities, interdisciplinary studies, and more, the College of Arts & Humanities offers courses that will help broaden your knowledge, intellectual skills, understanding of the human experience, and appreciation for the arts and their relevance in today's world and culture.
College of Business Administration and Public Policy
A widely respected and valuable business and education asset, the College of Business Administration and Public Policy offers academic programs, business consulting, and a variety of community services. These academic programs include accounting, finance, economics, information systems, operations management, management, marketing, and public administration.
College of Education
The CSUDH College of Education is designed to prepare educators to join and lead teams dedicated to improving their community's schools. The college offers a large selection of credential and graduate degrees, along with programs that provide pathways to education careers. The leading faculty are highly experienced and highly passionate about building better schools and stronger students, and design programs for people committed to making a real and lasting difference in children's lives.
College of Extended and International Education
The College of Extended and International Education offers programs such as professional development, open academic programs, international programs, online learning, military programs, lifelong learning courses, and more to a wide range of individuals across and beyond the CSUDH community.
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
This College provides students with innovative and engaging courses, programs, and experiences, such as opportunities to participate with faculty in research and scholarship, and to engage in community service and research. The College helps increase the scientific literacy of all students, prepares majors for careers in scientific research, math and science education, and applied science fields, and supports the University's mission by providing education, scholarship, and service that is both transformative and easy to access.
College of Health, Human Services & Nursing
These outstanding academic programs prepare students to be knowledgeable, competent, and effective professionals who commit themselves to improving lifelong health, wellness, and development. These programs include health sciences, human development, kinesiology, nursing, occupational therapy, social work, and more.
Career Center
The Career Center at CSUDH is the university's leading resource for career and professional opportunities and development. It provides innovative opportunities that prepare students for lifelong career development.
Career Center
The Career Center empowers students to advance their professional development and management skills. Since career development is an ongoing process, the Career Center offers opportunities for students and alumni to explore and discover in order to be able to make decisions related to their future careers.
Handshake
Handshake is a free resource where employers can post job listings for students to view. The service allows students to forward their resume directly to their employers, and provides a job search engine where you can find employment opportunities based on your skills and interests. All listings are posted at the discretion of the Career Center.
Resume Help
The Career Center offers free 15-minute consultations on Tuesdays from 9 AM to 12 PM and on Wednesdays from 1 PM to 4 PM to help students write their resume or cover letter, or to answer any career-related questions students may have. As a student, you can also post your resume on CSUDH Handshake for feedback from a career coach, or make an appointment with a career coach to discuss any resume, cover letter, or career-related question in person.
Career Coaching
Through CSUDH Handshake, students who are unsure of their major, graduate school, or career plans can make an hour long appointment with a Career Coach and explore their options. Professional Career Coaches are able to assist students with choosing a major, deciding on a career direction, developing job & internship search strategies, polishing resumes and interview skills, deciding on a graduate school, changing careers, and professional networking techniques.
Intensive English Program (IEP)
Students who have not achieved CSUDH's TOEFL requirement are still eligible to apply for conditional admission to the university through the American Language and Culture Program (ALCP). If a student meets every university requirement except TOEFL from the major to which they've applied, they can be admitted to the university as long as they complete the CSUDH Intensive English Program.
Intensive English Program (IEP)
The CSUDH Intensive English Program lasts 8 weeks and happens 6 times per year. Students with academic or professional goals such as passing the TOEFL exam for admission into an American university are able to take classes that last 21-26 hours per week, and which focus on conversation, grammar, writing, reading/vocabulary, pronunciation, and listening.
CSUDH International
The College of Extended and International Studies at CSU has the job of internationalizing the campus by promoting study abroad opportunities for CSUDH students, leading training and education for international students looking to study at CSUDH, helping international students integrate into the American language and way of life through the American Language and Culture Program (ALCP), providing opportunities for faculty to teach abroad, and helping faculty develop study abroad programs for students at CSUDH.
CSUDH International
International Students at CSUDH
CSUDH is a welcoming, diverse campus with students from over 60 countries around the world. The CSUDH International Student Services office assists international students with any kind of service they may need, and coordinates social and cultural events that allow international students to share their national culture and become involved with the CSUDH campus community.
Studying Abroad at CSUDH
CSU's International Programs (IP) is an overseas program that is affiliated with more than 70 institutions of higher learning in 18 countries around the world. IP offers year-long study abroad programs in a number of different majors. Some programs are offered through the faculty at CSUDH, while some are offered through one of four program providers that CSUDH has partnered with.
Costs and Finances
CSUDH is nationally recognized for its affordability and value; the school has made a commitment to making its esteemed programs available to all. Out of all US universities, CSUDH has been listed as the 2nd most affordable, and has been ranked 7th in a list of best outcomes for the money you spend.
Costs and Finances
International Student Registration Fee
Undergraduate- $6,941 Graduate- $8,375
Non-resident Tuition Fee ($396/unit)
Undergraduate- $9,504 Graduate- $6,336
Books and Supplies
Undergraduate- $1,900 Graduate- $1,900
Housing (on-campus)
Undergraduate- $12,540 Graduate- $12,540
Food and Personal Expenses (estimated)
Undergraduate- $5,917 Graduate- $5,917
Medical Insurance Fee
Undergraduate- $1,494 Graduate- $1,494
International Student TOTAL
Undergraduate- $38,292 Graduate- $36,562
Students & Faculty
Faculty
Admissions
SAT Scores:
Math: 380–470,
Reading: 370–470
(25th-75th percentile)
ACT Scores:
15–19
(25th-75th percentile)
Note: 25th-75th percentile ranges show the range of scores achieved by the middle 50% of students who were admitted to the school.
*All data is provided by the school or compiled from IPEDS as of December 2018
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| Accounting | ||||||
| Accounting and Business/Management | ||||||
| Acting | ||||||
| Advertising | ||||||
| African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | ||||||
| African Studies | ||||||
| African-American/Black Studies | ||||||
| Algebra and Number Theory | ||||||
| Anatomy | ||||||
| Anthropology | ||||||
| Art History | ||||||
| Art/Art Studies, General | ||||||
| Arts | ||||||
| Asian History | ||||||
| Asian Studies | ||||||
| Asian Studies/Civilization | ||||||
| Asian-American Studies | ||||||
| Astrophysics | ||||||
| Auditing | ||||||
| Behavioral Sciences | ||||||
| Biochemistry | ||||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | ||||||
| Broadcast Journalism | ||||||
| Business | ||||||
| Business Administration | ||||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | ||||||
| Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations | ||||||
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | ||||||
| Business/Corporate Communications | ||||||
| Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry | ||||||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||||||
| Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | ||||||
| Chemistry, General | ||||||
| Chemistry, Other | ||||||
| Child Development | ||||||
| Childhood Studies | ||||||
| Clinical Psychology | ||||||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | ||||||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | ||||||
| Communication, General | ||||||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | ||||||
| Community College Education | ||||||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | ||||||
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | ||||||
| Computer Hardware Engineering | ||||||
| Computer Science | ||||||
| Counseling Psychology | ||||||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ||||||
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ||||||
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ||||||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ||||||
| Criminology | ||||||
| Curriculum and Instruction | ||||||
| Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | ||||||
| Dance, General | ||||||
| Data Science | ||||||
| Design | ||||||
| Digital Arts | ||||||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | ||||||
| Digital Marketing | ||||||
| Digital Media | ||||||
| Directing and Theatrical Production | ||||||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | ||||||
| Drawing | ||||||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ||||||
| Earth Science | ||||||
| Ecology | ||||||
| Economics, General | ||||||
| Education, General | ||||||
| Engineering Acoustics | ||||||
| English | ||||||
| English Language and Literature, General | ||||||
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | ||||||
| Environmental Science | ||||||
| European History | ||||||
| Finance, General | ||||||
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | ||||||
| French | ||||||
| French Language and Literature | ||||||
| Game Design | ||||||
| Gender Studies | ||||||
| Genetics, General | ||||||
| Geography | ||||||
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other | ||||||
| Geology | ||||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | ||||||
| Gerontology | ||||||
| Graphic Design | ||||||
| Health and Community Services | ||||||
| Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | ||||||
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | ||||||
| Health and Wellness, General | ||||||
| Health Policy Analysis | ||||||
| Health Services Administration | ||||||
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | ||||||
| Health/Medical Psychology | ||||||
| Hematology Technology/Technician | ||||||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ||||||
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | ||||||
| History, General | ||||||
| Homeland Security | ||||||
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | ||||||
| Human Biology | ||||||
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | ||||||
| Human Services, General | ||||||
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ||||||
| Information Science/Studies | ||||||
| Information Technology | ||||||
| Information Technology Project Management | ||||||
| Interdisciplinary Studies | ||||||
| International Business | ||||||
| International Marketing | ||||||
| Italian | ||||||
| Japanese | ||||||
| Justice Studies | ||||||
| Juvenile Corrections | ||||||
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching | ||||||
| Kinesiology | ||||||
| Labor and Industrial Relations | ||||||
| Labor Studies | ||||||
| Languages and Linguistics | ||||||
| Latin American Studies | ||||||
| Law | ||||||
| Legal Studies, General | ||||||
| Liberal Arts | ||||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | ||||||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ||||||
| Linguistics | ||||||
| Literature, Other | ||||||
| Logic | ||||||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | ||||||
| Management | ||||||
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other | ||||||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | ||||||
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | ||||||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | ||||||
| Mathematics, General | ||||||
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | ||||||
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | ||||||
| Microbiology, General | ||||||
| Military Applied Sciences, Other | ||||||
| Modern Languages | ||||||
| Music Technology | ||||||
| Music Theory and Composition | ||||||
| Music, General | ||||||
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | ||||||
| Operations Management and Supervision | ||||||
| Organizational Communication, General | ||||||
| Organizational Leadership | ||||||
| Orthotist/Prosthetist | ||||||
| Outdoor Education | ||||||
| Painting | ||||||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ||||||
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ||||||
| Philosophy | ||||||
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, General | ||||||
| Photography | ||||||
| Photojournalism | ||||||
| Physics | ||||||
| Physics, General | ||||||
| Political Science | ||||||
| Political Science and Government, General | ||||||
| Psychology, General | ||||||
| Psychology, Other | ||||||
| Psychopharmacology | ||||||
| Public Administration | ||||||
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians, Other | ||||||
| Quality Control Technology/Technician | ||||||
| Radiation Biology/Radiobiology | ||||||
| Reading Teacher Education | ||||||
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||||||
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | ||||||
| Sculpture | ||||||
| Social Sciences, General | ||||||
| Social Work | ||||||
| Sociology | ||||||
| Spanish | ||||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | ||||||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | ||||||
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ||||||
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | ||||||
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ||||||
| Sports Studies | ||||||
| Statistics, General | ||||||
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other | ||||||
| Taxation | ||||||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | ||||||
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ||||||
| Technology | ||||||
| Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations | ||||||
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | ||||||
| Transportation/Mobility Management | ||||||
| Web Design and Web Development | ||||||
| Women's Studies | ||||||
| Word Processing | ||||||
| World History | ||||||
| Writing, General | ||||||