13,100+

CSUN alumni and friends who were Alumni Association members during the fiscal year ending June 30; 1,200 are lifetime members.

96%

Jump in bachelor’s degrees in engineering earned at Cal State Northridge between 2005 and 2008, placing CSUN at the top of the ten fastest-growing engineering schools in the U.S.

1,600

Number of deaf and hard of hearing CSUN graduates since 1964.

35,910

Number of CSUN Facebook fans, the biggest Facebook page across the CSU. Next goal: 50,000!

185

Deaf and hard of hearing students attending CSUN each semester.

191,975

In pounds, paper processed by the Associated Students Recycling Center in 2008.

1,122 lbs.

Total weight of non-perishables and canned foods collected by fans and supporters for the fall 2009 Matador Athletics food drive, serving San Fernando Valley families in need.

5 to 110

Enrollment jump in the five short years since CSUN’s construction management technology program was founded, in 2005.

10,300

Number of CSUN students eligible for degrees in 2011

59

Golden Mike Awards, including two in 2010, from the Radio Television News Association of Southern California to CSUN’s KCSN News Dept.

32

Regional Edward R. Murrow awards to date from the Radio Television Digital News Association to the university’s KCSN News Dept.

33

Sun-tracking array of high-concentration photovoltaic solar panels in CSUN’s newest sustainable energy system, a 100-kilowatt power plant developed with The Boeing Company

#1

Rank among the all-time most-cited papers in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, a co-authored paper by CSUN marine biologist Janet Kubler

$1.6 million

Size of grant from The California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) preparing CSUN students to work with scientists conducting groundbreaking stem cell research

$8.4 million

Federal grant monies awarded to CSUN to improve the education of teachers who work with students with disabilities

60 Million

Measured in pounds, total number of carbon dioxide emissions CSUN’s 1 megawatt fuel cell power plant will keep out of the environment during its lifetime.

10,000

Tax forms prepared for free by CSUN business students in spring 2009, saving low income families and individuals more than $300,000 in tax preparation fees.

1,753

Number of seats in the main performance hall of the Valley Performing Arts Center, which opened its doors in January 2011.

1

CSUN’s ranking among master’s level universities nationwide whose psychology students go on to earn doctorates in their field.

700,000

books and archival materials are stored in the Oviatt Library’s automated storage/retrieval system, the first of its kind in a U.S. library.

53

Total number of CSUN faculty members who have received the prestigious Fulbright award since 1980. The Fulbright Program is the nation’s flagship program in international educational exchange.

88.5

Setting for KCSN, Los Angeles’ only non-commercial radio station broadcasting (AAA) adult album alternative programming: pop, rock, Americana, jazz, folk, world music and more.

2

CSUN’s rank among U.S. master’s level institutions hosting students from foreign countries.

70

and counting/Number of courses offered at CSUN related to sustainability, in disciplines ranging from geography to urban studies.

5,832

Number of solar panels on the Cal State Northridge campus, reducing carbon emissions by an amount equal to a passenger car driving more than 720,000 miles.