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California State Polytechnic University - Humboldt

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Arcata, CA
Population 80,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 5,491
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 50%
Hispanic 30%
Mixed 7%
Asian 4%
Black 3%
Native American 2%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 41%
Humanities & Social Sciences 40%
Business & Economics 7%
Arts 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 6%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,250
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $20,850
Est. In-State Cost $10,672
Est. Out-of-State Cost $26,972
10-Year ROI $144,000
ROI Percentile 49th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 26%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 180 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,152 (4th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 231 (22th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (Unbound) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $4M #186
Engineering, Computing & Math $6M #219
Life & Natural Sciences $14M #231

Honors College

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 542 33% / 67% 0% $41,662
Economics 8 +1 88% / 12% 0% $44,744
Anthropology 26 +2 42% / 58% 0% $41,154
Communication 16 19% / 81% 0%
Criminology 26 +1 38% / 62% 0% $42,742
English 46 28% / 72% 0% $33,710
Ethnic Studies 8 +3 12% / 88% 0%
French
Global Studies 10 30% / 70% 0%
History 19 63% / 37% 0% $37,735
Interdisciplinary Studies 57 +1 33% / 67% 0% $40,196
Journalism 22 +1 36% / 64% 0% $32,625
Liberal Studies 38 11% / 89% 0% $33,701
Native American Studies 6 +4 33% / 67% 0%
Philosophy 3 67% / 33% 0%
Political Science 16 +1 56% / 44% 0% $48,196
Psychology 129 +1 28% / 72% 0% $51,813
Religion/Religious Studies
Sociology 25 40% / 60% 0% $45,804
Spanish 5 +2 60% / 40% 0%
Art 52 +11 21% / 79% 0% $31,436
Film Production 16 69% / 31% 0%
Music 6 33% / 67% 0%
Theatre 8 +1 38% / 62% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Resources and Sciences 560 49% / 51% 0% $45,999
Computer Science 39 79% / 21% 0%
Data Science 1 0% / 100% 0%
Environmental Engineering 20 70% / 30% 0% $71,830
Mathematics 7 +1 86% / 14% 0%
Physical Sciences 4 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Physics 4 75% / 25% 0%
Biology 94 +2 39% / 61% 0% $44,718
Botany 23 +1 26% / 74% 0% $46,216
Chemistry 11 +1 55% / 45% 0%
Environmental Science 87 36% / 64% 0% $50,340
Environmental Studies 29 41% / 59% 0% $50,340
Fisheries Biology 16 62% / 38% 0% $41,481
Forestry 51 71% / 29% 0% $56,348
Geology 16 50% / 50% 0% $43,039
Marine Biology 2 100% / 0% 0%
Oceanography 11 55% / 45% 0% $43,039
Rangeland Resources Science 12 42% / 58% 0% $44,833
Wildlife 88 42% / 58% 0% $36,414
Zoology 30 +3 33% / 67% 0% $32,893
Geographic Information Science 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $44,330
Geography 10 +3 60% / 40% 0% $44,330
Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation 2 50% / 50% 0% $42,150
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Professional Studies 219 46% / 54% 0% $50,720
Kinesiology 51 55% / 45% 2% $43,531
Nursing 16 25% / 75% 0%
Business Administration 78 64% / 36% 0% $52,194
Recreation Administration 7 86% / 14% 0%
Child Development 28 7% / 93% 0%
Social Work 39 28% / 72% 0% $57,177