California State University-Chico

  • Details

    • Name: California State University-Chico
    • Location: Chico, CA 95929-0150
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 93.72%
    • Average SAT Scores No data
    • Four Year Completion Rate 33.12% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 63.63% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 67.99% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    33.1%
    6 Year
    63.6%
    8 Year
    68.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $25,590 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $19,944 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $8,064 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,500 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $16,552 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $10,045 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $10,612 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $13,937 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $18,380 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $23,572 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $50,493 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $49,578 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $58,630 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $56,566 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $64,172 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $43,556
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,808
Educational/Instructional Media Design Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,845
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,827
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,880
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,765
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $26,334 $15,855 $21,120
Statistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,266
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,427
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,288
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,173
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $34,682 No data $37,061
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Construction Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $78,190
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,307
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,302
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Software and Media Applications Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $67,761
Engineering, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,803
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,812
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,951
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,939
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $39,408
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $20,978 $16,952 $26,025
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,049
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree No data No data $35,222
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,924
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,888
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $29,877 $27,777 $45,056
History Bachelor's Degree No data No data $16,767
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,134
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $26,747 No data $33,383
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,598
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,122
Accounting and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $11,878 No data $33,845
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $26,584
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,164
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $12,252 No data $31,487
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,089
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $23,911 No data $94,107
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,749
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $63,879
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $65,715
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data $71,244
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,682
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree $36,558 No data $28,282
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,129
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Economics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,283
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Botany/Plant Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Leisure and Recreational Activities Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data $41,518
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,425
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data