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% | 92.5% | 981 | No federal aid | — |
| No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 5,514 | No federal aid | — | |
| — | Open admission | 191 | $26,988 | — | |
| — | Open admission | 319 | No federal aid | — | |
| — | Not reported | — | $32,348 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Not reported | — | $34,326 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Not reported | — | $33,884 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Not reported | — | $35,448 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | Not reported | — | $33,485 | — | |
| — | Not reported | — | $34,275 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions | |
| — | Not reported | — | $34,536 | — | |
| 90% | 20.7% | 1,792 | No federal aid | Baccalaureate | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 632 | Grad-only | — | |
| 100% | Open admission | 436 | $28,597 | — | |
| 89% | 3.0% | 669 | No federal aid | — | |
| No freshman cohort | Open admission | 1,077 | No federal aid | — | |
| 70% | Open admission | 2,349 | $10,829 | — | |
| 66% | 83.9% | 413 | No federal aid | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 77.4% | 425 | No federal aid | Baccalaureate | |
| 74% | 44.4% | 339 | Not reported | Baccalaureate | |
| No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 1,963 | No federal aid | — | |
| 0% | Open admission | 741 | $21,340 | Baccalaureate | |
| 0% | Open admission | 796 | $23,896 | — | |
| 0% | Open admission | 252 | $16,943 | — | |
| No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 974 | No federal aid | — | |
| 35% | 55.9% | 4,298 | No federal aid | — | |
| 21% | 57.7% | 2,850 | No federal aid | — | |
| No freshman cohort | 100.0% | 238 | No federal aid | — | |
| 29% | Open admission | 41,961 | No federal aid | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| Peer group median | 68% | 57.7% | 769 | $32,348 |
Institutions like California Northstate
Explore the federal data for institutions in California Northstate's comparison group.
- Pennsylvania
American College of Financial Services
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment5,514Net priceNo federal aidView data - Virginia
Centura College-Chesapeake
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment191Net price$26,988View data - Texas
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment319Net priceNo federal aidView data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Boynton Beach
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$32,348View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Hialeah
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$34,326View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
Florida Career College-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$33,884View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Lauderdale Lakes
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$35,448View data - Florida
Florida Career College-Margate
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$33,485View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsFlorida
Florida Career College-Miami
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$34,275View data - Florida
Florida Career College-West Palm Beach
Grad rate—Admit rateNot reportedEnrollment—Net price$34,536View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Hillsdale College
Grad rate90%Admit rate20.7%Enrollment1,792Net priceNo federal aidView data - Idaho
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment632Net priceGrad-onlyView data - California
Lincoln University
Grad rate100%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment436Net price$28,597View data - California
Minerva University
Grad rate89%Admit rate3.0%Enrollment669Net priceNo federal aidView data - Louisiana
NationsUniversity
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,077Net priceNo federal aidView data - Louisiana
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate70%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,349Net price$10,829View data - BaccalaureateIdaho
New Saint Andrews College
Grad rate66%Admit rate83.9%Enrollment413Net priceNo federal aidView data - BaccalaureateVirginia
Patrick Henry College
Grad rate74%Admit rate77.4%Enrollment425Net priceNo federal aidView data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Principia College
Grad rate74%Admit rate44.4%Enrollment339Net priceNot reportedView data - Maryland
SANS Technology Institute
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment1,963Net priceNo federal aidView data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Strayer University-Arkansas
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment741Net price$21,340View data - New Jersey
Strayer University-New Jersey
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment796Net price$23,896View data - West Virginia
Strayer University-West Virginia
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment252Net price$16,943View data - California
Teachers College of San Joaquin
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment974Net priceNo federal aidView data - Kentucky
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate35%Admit rate55.9%Enrollment4,298Net priceNo federal aidView data - Texas
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Grad rate21%Admit rate57.7%Enrollment2,850Net priceNo federal aidView data - California
University of Silicon Andhra
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rate100.0%Enrollment238Net priceNo federal aidView data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsCalifornia
University of the People
Grad rate29%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment41,961Net priceNo federal aidView data
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
- Ryan WaltersEvaluation and Assessment Specialist
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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