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Acceptance Rate

92.7%

Total Profiles

0

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

In-State Tuition

$8,064

Out-of-State Tuition

$19,944

Undergrad Enrollment

13,057

Applicants

22,263

Yield Rate

10.4%

Endowment / Student

$6,793

Student:Faculty

20:1

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What you pay

$14,480/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $57,920 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,293/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$55,359 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.9 years of pay.

77% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California State University-Chico’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$9,902
$30–48k$10,099
$48–75k$12,961
$75–110k$16,506
Over $110k$23,566

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

68%

Completion · all

75%

Completion · Pell

70%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

71%

Median debt

$16,552

Classification

Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential

Application Funnel

Applied
22,263
Admitted
20,86493.7%
Enrolled
2,17110% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson11
Fondling311
Motor Vehicle Theft51
Rape51

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball44Basketball15Golf12Soccer40Track & Field73

Women's

Basketball12Golf10Soccer30Softball23Track & Field61Volleyball19
Research Activity
FY 2024
$9Mtotal R&D expenditure#386 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Business Administration and Management, General460 grads
Psychology, General259 grads
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies198 grads
Sociology164 grads
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies118 grads
Public Health, General113 grads
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician105 grads
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse94 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science92 grads
Speech Communication and Rhetoric89 grads

4yr Grad Rate

33%

6yr Grad Rate

65%

Retention Rate

82%

Median Earnings

$64,172