California State University-Channel Islands
California State University-Channel Islands admitted 95% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $8,534 a year. Within six years, 55% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 95%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $23,432 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $8,534 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $5,195 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $7,596 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $20,916 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 55%
- Students who return for a second year
- 72%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $66,328 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 5,013
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 52%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 16 to 1
- Campus setting
- Rural
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Psychology
- 20%
- Health professions
- 16%
- Business, management and marketing
- 13%
- Social sciences
- 9%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 6%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Saint Cloud State University MN · 95% admitted
- University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown PA · 95% admitted
- Colorado State University Pueblo CO · 95% admitted
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA · 95% admitted
- Mitchell College CT · 95% admitted
- The University of Texas Permian Basin TX · 95% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.