California State University-Chico

Chico, CA · Public

Website Admissions

At a glance

92.7%

Acceptance rate

$14,838

Avg net price

13,057

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 3,358Master’s 416	3,358	416
Bachelor’s 537Master’s 116	537	116
Bachelor’s 382Master’s 16	382	16
Bachelor’s 264Master’s 24	264	24
Bachelor’s 256Master’s None reported	256	None reported
Bachelor’s 250Master’s 35	250	35
Bachelor’s 205Master’s 1	205	1
Bachelor’s 191Master’s 0	191	0
Bachelor’s 162Master’s 13	162	13
Bachelor’s 157Master’s 0	157	0
Bachelor’s 145Master’s 42	145	42
Bachelor’s 129Master’s 1	129	1
Bachelor’s 101Master’s None reported	101	None reported
Bachelor’s 99Master’s 84	99	84
Bachelor’s 98Master’s 4	98	4
Bachelor’s 93Master’s None reported	93	None reported
Bachelor’s 56Master’s 49	56	49
Bachelor’s 52Master’s 4	52	4
Bachelor’s 36Master’s 4	36	4
Bachelor’s 29Master’s 16	29	16
Bachelor’s 24Master’s None reported	24	None reported
Bachelor’s 22Master’s 6	22	6
Bachelor’s 19Master’s 1	19	1
Bachelor’s 17Master’s None reported	17	None reported
Bachelor’s 15Master’s None reported	15	None reported
Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reported	14	None reported
Bachelor’s 5Master’s None reported	5	None reported
Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0	None reported	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

NCAA program

California State University, Chico

Primary division: Division II
Primary conference: California Collegiate Athletic Association

Projected sponsored sports13

BaseballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's SoccerMen's Track, OutdoorSoftballWomen's Basketball

Athletic participation

312 unique student-athletes · 13 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Fall 2027 application (August start)

Dec 15, 2026

FAFSA due Mar 2

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Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $6,084
Required fees: $2,388
Food and housing: $16,500
Books and supplies: $1,096
Other expenses: $3,020
Total: $29,088

Total by year

$25,9942019–2019–20
$24,6862020–2120–21
$26,1222021–2221–22
$26,7282022–2322–23
$28,0302023–2423–24
$29,0882024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $14,838 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 59%
Average share of need met: 61%
Average need-based grant: $14,474
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation33%

6-year graduation64%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$64,172

Median debt$16,552

Campus

Enrollment13,057

Student-faculty ratio20:1

SettingCity

HSI

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from California State University-Chico’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

California State University-Chico admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in California State University-Chico's Common Data Set filing.

Regular Decision nonbindingApply by Dec 15

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. California State University-Chico admits in-state applicants at 91.8%, out-of-state applicants at 73.3%, and international applicants at 62.8%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

2,040 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈41In-state (domestic)≈1,990International≈9

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are considered but not required. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

3% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

0.5% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

California State University-Chico’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.9% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 50% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.40

High-school class rank

Among the 50% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

California State University-Chico rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Very important
Rigor of secondary school record: Not considered
Class rank: Not considered
Application essay: Not considered
Recommendation(s): Not considered

Nonacademic

Geographical residence: Important
State residency: Important
Interview: Not considered
Extracurricular activities: Not considered
Talent / ability: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Volunteer work: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

California State University-Chico leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

California State University-Chico's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $14,838 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 1,269 of 2,151 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. California State University-Chico reports institutional aid is not available to international students.

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

83.7% of California State University-Chico’s first-years return for a second year and 63.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03