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California State University-Chico

The California State University-Chico Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 6 reports on file, 2016–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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CHICO, CAIPEDS 110538CARNEGIE CLASS 18
§6 reports2016–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Academic profile

Where you'd land in this school's admitted class.

SAT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th940
Median1,055
75th1,170
§ 3% OF ADMITS SUBMITTED SAT SCORES · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ACT compositeMiddle 50% of score submitters
25th19
Median20
75th26
§ SUBMIT RATE NOT REPORTED · 2025-26 CDS · METHOD →
ADMIT RATE 91%SAT SUBMIT 3%ACT SUBMIT n/a

Add your GPA and test score to compare against this school's published CDS bands.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.7 §C.9 §C.11 §C.12ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Admission rounds

How the class gets assembled.

No Early Decision reported
§ Adjusted admission flow

This school does not report an Early Decision lane, so the flow collapses to the school-reported applicant, admit, and enrolled totals.

Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.

All applicants
Applicants22,542reported count
Admits20,52891%
Class seats2,04110% yield
Exact admission data
Admission flow data
PathApplicantsAdmittedAdmit rateClass seatsNote
All applicants22,54220,52891%2,041School-reported totals.
Overall yield: 10%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
§ Factors this school weighs
First generation: Very ImportantLegacy: Very ImportantGeography: Very ImportantState residency: Very ImportantDemonstrated interest: Very Important
§ Application cost

Application fee: $70.

§ Demonstrated interest

This school marks applicant interest as Very Important. Read yield and wait-list behavior with that policy in mind.

§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §C.21 §C.22 §C.2 §C.7 §C.13METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Core merit fields reported
No-need grant recipients260121% of first-year full-time students
Avg no-need grant$3,609H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$14,480Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio23EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
21623ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate93%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
23322ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2151ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
2197ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate10%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile18ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile24ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate24%ADM2020.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile490ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile590ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile480ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile580ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate90%ADM2020.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded3253DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded0DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded453DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,388COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$6,084COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$2,388COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$18,684COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$29,088DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$41,688DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment12415DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1465DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment1377DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment15257DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment13792DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate75%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$6,329SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$5,265SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,038SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate41%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate36%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate41%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityChicoHD2024.CITY
ControlPublicHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringMaster's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCalifornia State University-ChicoHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category10,000 - 19,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPublic, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years36%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years57%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years63%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate82%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time63%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Part-time retention rate46%EF2024D.RET_PCP
Transfer-out rate4%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$64,172
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
63%
6-year completion
Average net price
$14,480
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$16,552
federal loans only
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$41,693$42k
MEDIAN
$64,172$64k
P75
$95,212$95k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$9,902
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$10,099
$48,001 – $75,000
$12,961
$75,001 – $110,000
$16,506
$110,001 and up
$23,566
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
36%
6-yr grad
63%
8-yr grad
67%
Retention
82%
Pell grad
55%
Transfer
4%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.