California State University-Chico
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $8,064
In-State Cost of Attendance: $25,590
Out-of-State Tuition: $19,944
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $37,470
Student Debt
Median total debt: $14,500
Students with federal loans: 33.1%
Students with Pell grants: 40.1%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $42,772
After 5 years: $62,509
Majors(83 programs)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(648 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(342 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(220 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(210 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(173 graduates)
- Sociology.(144 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(124 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(122 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(117 graduates)
- Construction Engineering Technologies.(115 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(102 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(90 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(88 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(87 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(81 graduates)
- Social Work.(74 graduates)
- Animal Sciences.(72 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(72 graduates)
- Agricultural Business and Management.(71 graduates)
- Agriculture, General.(69 graduates)
- Biology, General.(69 graduates)
- Journalism.(68 graduates)
- History.(68 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(64 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(64 graduates)
- Computer Science.(61 graduates)
- Public Health.(59 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(57 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(51 graduates)
- Anthropology.(47 graduates)
- Engineering-Related Fields.(45 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(45 graduates)
- Music.(44 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(43 graduates)
- Engineering, Other.(34 graduates)
- Mathematics.(34 graduates)
- Economics.(33 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(33 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(32 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(29 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(27 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(26 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(22 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(21 graduates)
- Area Studies.(17 graduates)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(17 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(15 graduates)
- Physics.(13 graduates)
- Public Administration.(13 graduates)
- Chemistry.(12 graduates)
- Natural Sciences.(9 graduates)
- Philosophy.(9 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(8 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(7 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(7 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(6 graduates)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(1 graduates)
- Plant Sciences.
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.
- Computer Software and Media Applications.
- Educational/Instructional Media Design.
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
- Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
- Botany/Plant Biology.
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.
- Statistics.
- Biological and Physical Sciences.
- Mathematics and Computer Science.
- Accounting and Computer Science.
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies.
- Leisure and Recreational Activities.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other.
- Accounting and Related Services.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
- Construction Management.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,057 students
Admission Rate: 93.7%
Retention Rate: 83.7%
Graduation Rate: 63.6%
Student Demographics
White (42.0%)
Hispanic (38.4%)
Black (2.8%)
Asian (5.7%)
Two or More (5.8%)
International (1.0%)
Gender Distribution
Men (44.5%)
Women (55.5%)