California State University-Chico

● Chico, CA

Public Bachelor's Main campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026
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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$14,480 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

62.8% 150% time Available
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Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

92.7% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

13,631 Undergraduate enrollment Available

Basics

School type
Public
Predominant degree
Bachelor's
Highest degree
Graduate
Campus status
Main campus
Branch count
1

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Location
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Coordinates
39.729712, -121.844859

Cost and aid (2023-24)

Average net price
$14,480
Median debt of completers
$14,500
Pell Grant share
42.5%

Admissions (2023-24)

Admission rate
92.7%
SAT average
Not available
ACT midpoint
Not available

Outcomes (2021 cohort)

Graduation rate (150% time)
62.8%
Retention rate (full-time)
81.6%

Student body (2023-24)

Total students
13,631
Undergraduate students
13,631
Pell Grant share
42.5%
Federal loan share
32.4%

Top programs

ProgramCommon credentialCIPAwards countProgram earningsProgram debtData
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5202 397,375 $70,695 $23,426 Available
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2401 537,156 $46,008 $16,807 Available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5138 316,831 $93,478 $25,113 Available
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5203 93,386 $69,201 $24,470 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1312 108,584 $47,556 $23,490 Available
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4301 108,282 $51,328 $22,680 Available
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2601 105,024 $54,714 $23,478 Available
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4201 143,410 $50,266 $24,451 Available
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1101 90,797 $81,614 $23,629 Available
English Language and Literature, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2301 37,440 $45,329 $23,279 Available
Mathematics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2701 29,013 $65,873 $21,236 Available
History. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5401 31,475 $46,980 $23,168 Available
Fine and Studio Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5007 37,241 $38,223 $23,613 Available
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3105 66,657 $52,136 $24,244 Available
Communication and Media Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 0901 62,780 $52,134 $24,035 Available
Music. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5009 25,734 $41,501 $24,007 Available
Chemistry. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4005 20,997 $64,217 $22,619 Available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1313 42,126 $53,153 $24,990 Available
Political Science and Government. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4510 47,642 $59,747 $22,787 Available
Design and Applied Arts. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5004 35,743 $46,057 $23,357 Available
Sociology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4511 35,824 $48,167 $24,111 Available
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5005 16,725 $36,529 $23,359 Available
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 1907 41,344 $38,709 $22,402 Available
Natural Resources Conservation and Research. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0301 22,923 $54,504 $22,332 Available
Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1107 60,965 $105,557 $22,671 Available
Special Education and Teaching. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1310 36,028 $55,787 $25,079 Available
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1609 13,699 $48,720 $21,836 Available
Physics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4008 13,468 $77,438 $22,818 Available
Economics. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4506 47,798 $77,707 $21,740 Available
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3099 31,618 $54,053 $23,760 Available
Education, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 1301 29,488 $60,234 $23,307 Available
Philosophy. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3801 9,802 $45,521 $21,625 Available
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5100 36,733 $58,113 $23,215 Available
Social Work. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4407 58,884 $54,070 $25,459 Available
Public Health. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5122 41,276 $67,307 $26,325 Available
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2313 13,486 $46,404 $23,999 Available
Religion/Religious Studies. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3802 9,167 $40,856 $25,626 Available
Computer Software and Media Applications. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 1108 14,278 $63,435 $25,180 Available
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2602 14,334 $57,887 $21,949 Available
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0502 9,340 $48,294 $22,461 Available
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0907 18,393 $50,102 $22,718 Available
Management Information Systems and Services. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 5212 12,479 $79,787 $24,186 Available
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1506 11,321 $67,844 $19,528 Available
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 1503 8,347 $64,664 $22,504 Available
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4006 8,129 $56,220 $23,658 Available
Anthropology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4502 11,118 $41,991 $22,412 Available
Social Sciences, General. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 4501 17,517 $48,406 $22,946 Available
Journalism. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0904 12,956 $51,961 $23,207 Available
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1601 8,163 $45,989 $21,156 Available
Geography and Cartography. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 4507 8,391 $56,576 $21,896 Available
Area Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0501 5,742 $48,761 $20,756 Available
Public Administration. Master's Degree Master's Degree 4404 16,098 $71,967 $24,464 Available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1410 26,474 $103,406 $23,781 Available
International Relations and National Security Studies. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 4509 13,625 $65,212 $21,489 Available
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1314 5,522 $55,758 $24,899 Available
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1419 44,778 $96,021 $23,569 Available
Computer Engineering. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 1409 17,112 $108,715 $23,411 Available
Agricultural Business and Management. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0101 8,148 $59,586 $18,977 Available
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5102 23,318 $64,441 $22,162 Available
Educational/Instructional Media Design. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1305 9,255 $67,818 $31,848 Available
Biological and Physical Sciences. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3001 30,295 $54,636 $15,099 Available
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1605 1,128 $52,860 $22,195 Available
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 2613 7,926 $60,229 $22,522 Available
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 5132 5,047 $93,536 $24,049 Available
Civil Engineering. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1408 20,673 $85,856 $23,820 Available
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 5199 7,501 $66,863 $24,215 Available
Statistics. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 2705 9,526 $98,075 $19,963 Available
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1905 4,378 $55,526 $23,936 Available
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. Master's Degree Master's Degree 5131 5,989 $54,837 $23,724 Available
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2609 9,836 $60,362 $22,706 Available
Engineering-Related Fields. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1515 6,628 $103,234 $24,379 Available
Agriculture, General. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0100 3,216 $51,951 $20,588 Available
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 2605 4,796 $59,117 $20,290 Available
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. Graduate/Professional Certificate Graduate/Professional Certificate 1302 1,968 $65,940 $19,055 Available
Construction Management. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 5220 4,221 $94,112 $24,094 Available
Nutrition Sciences. Master's Degree Master's Degree 3019 5,781 $59,879 $22,938 Available
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 1510 4,404 $86,927 $22,220 Available
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3101 2,816 $47,396 $23,071 Available
Animal Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0109 8,304 $48,089 $20,866 Available
Natural Sciences. Associate's Degree Associate's Degree 3018 2,506 $49,075 $19,512 Available
Plant Sciences. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0111 3,165 $54,622 $19,268 Available
Engineering, Other. Master's Degree Master's Degree 1499 3,127 $102,477 $23,048 Available
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 0403 2,213 $68,032 $22,851 Available
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. Doctoral Degree Doctoral Degree 3023 563 $47,471 $20,530 Available
Mathematics and Computer Science. Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma 3008 1,210 $119,200 $23,311 Available
Botany/Plant Biology. Master's Degree Master's Degree 2603 681 $33,027 $25,000 Available
Leisure and Recreational Activities. Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's Degree 3601 0 $38,297 $25,165 Available
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California State University-Chico

Chico, CA

PublicBachelor'sMain campus
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026

Snapshot

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Average net price Average annual price after grant and scholarship aid for the reporting cohort.

$14,480 Annual average after aid Available
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Graduation rate Cohort-based completion measure; it may not describe every student pathway.

62.8% 150% time Available
i

Admission rate Share of applicants admitted; not an individual admissions probability.

92.7% Where reported Available
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Student size Undergraduate certificate/degree-seeking enrollment.

13,631 Undergraduate enrollment Available
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Median debt Median debt for a defined borrower/completer cohort.

$14,500 Completers / borrowers Available
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Retention rate Share of first-time students who returned the following year.

81.6% First-year return Available
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Programs

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▱Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
397,375
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▱Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
537,156
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▱Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's DegreeAwards count
316,831
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iSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data current as of March 23, 2026 Methodology notes: definitions, cohorts, and calculations vary.