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California State University, Chico

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Chico, CA
Population 200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,057
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 39%
Hispanic 38%
Asian 7%
Mixed 6%
Black 4%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 32%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Business & Economics 18%
Engineering, Computing & Math 12%
Education 8%
Arts 4%
Professional 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,472
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,072
Est. In-State Cost $10,959
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,259
10-Year ROI $211,000
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 4%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,604 (99th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 307 (94th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #266
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #293
Life & Natural Sciences $5M #308

Honors College

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Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
California State University, Chico 3,253 42% / 58% 1% $59,283
Civil Engineering 47 79% / 21% 9% $89,937
Computer Engineering 8 75% / 25% 0% $95,204
Computer Science 73 +2 93% / 7% 5% $110,711
Electrical Engineering 27 96% / 4% 41%
Engineering 20 +1 85% / 15% 0% $84,500
Game and Interactive Media Design 68 66% / 34% 0% $41,427
Information Technology 56 +9 88% / 12% 7% $80,252
Mathematics 24 +3 54% / 46% 0% $55,355
Mechanical Engineering 64 88% / 12% 0% $90,888
Physics 7 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Agriculture 38 +3 37% / 63% 5% $56,759
Agronomy and Crop Science 31 +2 65% / 35% 0% $62,432
Animal Sciences 79 22% / 78% 1% $50,163
Biochemistry 17 +1 53% / 47% 0%
Biology 67 30% / 70% 1% $54,408
Chemistry 2 100% / 0% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 41 5% / 95% 0% $62,965
Environmental Science 35 +2 46% / 54% 0% $51,699
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 92 42% / 58% 0% $47,396
Geosciences 5 40% / 60% 0%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 1 0% / 100% 0% $49,890
Microbiology 14 +1 50% / 50% 0% $56,930
Natural Sciences 6 17% / 83% 0%
Nursing 94 19% / 81% 0% $106,725
Nutrition Sciences 29 21% / 79% 7%
Public Health 113 12% / 88% 0%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 64 +2 64% / 36% 0% $47,396
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 47 +2 53% / 47% 0% $60,143
Business Management and Administration 460 +8 63% / 37% 2% $68,876
Economics 15 +3 80% / 20% 0% $64,676
Engineering Management 8 100% / 0% 0% $81,912
Health Services Administration 17 18% / 82% 0%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 48 +16 44% / 56% 0% $50,375
Anthropology 41 32% / 68% 0% $43,091
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 +2 100% / 0% 0% $41,291
Criminal Justice 118 +5 36% / 64% 0% $51,873
English 57 26% / 74% 0% $44,208
Ethnic Studies 9 +2 11% / 89% 0%
French
Geography 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $63,900
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 1 0% / 100% 0%
History 36 69% / 31% 3% $40,904
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 5 +1 40% / 60% 0% $48,796
International Affairs 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $45,784
Journalism 28 +2 36% / 64% 0% $49,776
Latin American Studies 3 +7 33% / 67% 0% $41,291
Philosophy 5 +2 40% / 60% 0%
Political Science 46 +6 26% / 74% 0% $55,367
Psychology 259 +6 22% / 78% 0% $55,242
Public Administration 6 +2 67% / 33% 0%
Radio and Television 16 62% / 38% 0%
Religion/Religious Studies 9 44% / 56% 0%
Social Sciences 56 +1 23% / 77% 0% $44,730
Social Work 66 9% / 91% 0% $56,858
Sociology 164 +4 18% / 82% 1% $41,592
Spanish 12 +6 25% / 75% 0% $49,463
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 89 +1 40% / 60% 0% $52,664
Early Childhood Education 66 +2 5% / 95% 0%
General Education 198 6% / 94% 1% $48,796
Design and Visual Communications 31 39% / 61% 3% $41,427
Fine Arts 35 +4 31% / 69% 3% $39,605
Fine/Studio Arts 14 +1 14% / 86% 7% $39,605
Music 25 +3 60% / 40% 0% $34,988
Musical Theatre 8 +1 25% / 75% 0%
Theater 7 43% / 57% 0%
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician 105 89% / 11% 0%
Engineering Technology
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician 4 100% / 0% 0%