About
California Northstate University College of Medicine is a private medical school located in Elk Grove, California, offering the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. It is one of seven colleges within California Northstate University, which also includes the College of Pharmacy, College of Dental Medicine (DMD), College of Health Sciences, College of Psychology, College of Graduate Studies, and the College of Nursing, established in Fall 2024. Founded in 2015, the College of Medicine currently enrolls approximately 450 students.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 6
Action history · 19
- Oct 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
- Aug 2024Initial AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Academic programs at California Northstate
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
California Northstate vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions California Northstate selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia Northstate University | 100% | — | 981 | — | — |
American College of Financial Services | — | — | 5,514 | — | — |
Centura College-Chesapeake | — | — | 191 | $26,254 | — |
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology | — | — | 319 | — | — |
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach | — | — | — | $32,348 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Hialeah | — | — | — | $34,326 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Houston | — | — | — | $33,884 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes | — | — | — | $35,448 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Florida Career College-Margate | — | — | — | $33,485 | — |
Florida Career College-Miami | — | — | — | $34,275 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach | — | — | — | $34,536 | — |
Hillsdale College | 90% | 20.7% | 1,792 | — | Baccalaureate |
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 632 | — | — |
Lincoln University | 100% | — | 436 | — | — |
Minerva University | 89% | 3.0% | 669 | — | — |
NationsUniversity | — | — | 1,077 | — | — |
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary | 70% | — | 2,349 | — | — |
New Saint Andrews College | 66% | 83.9% | 413 | — | Baccalaureate |
Patrick Henry College | 74% | 77.4% | 425 | — | Baccalaureate |
Principia College | 74% | 44.4% | 339 | — | Baccalaureate |
SANS Technology Institute | — | — | 1,963 | — | — |
Strayer University-Arkansas | 0% | — | 741 | — | Baccalaureate |
Strayer University-New Jersey | 0% | — | 796 | — | — |
Strayer University-West Virginia | 0% | — | 252 | $16,943 | — |
Teachers College of San Joaquin | — | — | 974 | — | — |
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | — | — |
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | 21% | 57.7% | 2,850 | — | — |
University of Silicon Andhra | — | 100.0% | 238 | — | — |
University of the People | 29% | — | 41,961 | — | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
| Peer group median | 68% | 56.8% | 769 | $33,884 |
California Northstate Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation at California Northstate University provides leadership in areas such as regional accreditation, educational effectiveness, and institutional research to support the University's mission and goals.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Linda Buckley, PhDVice President of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation
- Dr. Ashim MalhotraVice President Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
- Dr. Tuan Tran, PhDDirector of Institutional Research
- Linh HoangOSS III - Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
- Linh HoangOSS III- Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
- Ryan WaltersEvaluation and Assessment Specialist
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionOffice of Institutional Effectiveness & AccreditationThe California Northstate University Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation (OIEA) supports the University by facilitating the regional accreditation process, coordinating new and existing program development, and providing institutional research to enhance educational effectiveness and support decision-making. The OIEA ensures the University's adherence to accreditation requirements and promotes continuous improvement through strategic planning, program reviews, and the assessment of student learning outcomes at various levels.oiea.cnsu.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
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