California State University-Chico
California State University-Chico admitted 93% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $14,157 a year. Within six years, 60% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 93%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Not required
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $26,798 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $14,157 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $9,227 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $8,896 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,216 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 60%
- Students who return for a second year
- 82%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $70,012 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,259
Students
- Undergraduates
- 13,631
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Social sciences
- 11%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
- 8%
- Health professions
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Northern Iowa IA · 93% admitted
- Concord University WV · 93% admitted
- Concordia University-Chicago IL · 93% admitted
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota MN · 93% admitted
- School of Visual Arts NY · 93% admitted
- Texas A&M University-San Antonio TX · 93% 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.