California State University - Channel Islands Overview

California State University - Channel Islands is a public institution located in Camarillo, California. CSUCI is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is California State University - Channel Islands Known For?

• Students at CSUCI have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at CSUCI is the master's degree.
• In 2019-2020, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from CSUCI with a bachelor's degree make about $51,898 a year. That's 27% more than those who graduate from other schools.

California State University - Channel Islands Rankings

CSUCI is ranked #368 out of 2,018 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

CSUCI has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#124	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CSUCI.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#7	Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#55	Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CSUCI has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#15	Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology	College Factual
#46	Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools	College Factual
#50	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search
#53	Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	College Factual
#82	Best Value Colleges for Sociology	College Factual
#256	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual

Where Is California State University - Channel Islands?

Contact details for CSUCI are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Drive, Camarillo, CA 93012
Phone:	805-437-8400
Website:	www.csuci.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/CSUChannelIslands
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/csu_ci

How Do I Get Into CSUCI?

You can apply to CSUCI online at: https://www2.calstate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for CSUCI

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	neither required nor recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into CSUCI?

CSUCI has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford California State University - Channel Islands?

The overall average net price of CSUCI is $30,121. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSUCI, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,715 a year. That adds up to $22,860 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CSUCI is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

California State University - Channel Islands Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,947 undergraduate students at CSUCI, with 5,631 being full-time and 1,316 being part-time.

There are also 499 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,631 full-time undergraduates at CSUCI, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of California State University - Channel Islands students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	324
Black or African American	125
Hispanic or Latino	3,192
White	1,370
International Students	192
Other Races/Ethnicities	428

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Channel Islands. At this time, 3 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at CSUCI. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Germany, India, and France.

Online Learning at California State University - Channel Islands

In 2019-2020, 7,416 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSUCI has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of CSUCI

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at California State University - Channel Islands was $6,802 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,682. The following table shows how CSUCI is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Education	#44	#158

Online Growth Rankings of CSUCI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at California State University - Channel Islands was 853.9%. This is the #120 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at CSUCI regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

California State University - Channel Islands Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Psychology	356	0	0	356
Business Administration & Management	307	1	31	339
Health Sciences & Services	220	0	0	220
Sociology	187	0	0	187
General Biology	147	0	0	147
Communication & Media Studies	146	0	0	146
Liberal Arts General Studies	125	0	0	125
Nursing	99	0	0	99
Other Education	77	0	0	77
Computer Science	55	0	13	68
Fine & Studio Arts	65	0	0	65
Natural Resources Conservation	53	0	0	53
General English Literature	48	0	0	48
Political Science & Government	47	0	0	47
Mathematics	31	0	8	39
History	34	0	0	34
Chemistry	31	0	0	31
Biotechnology	0	0	27	27
Romance Languages	22	0	0	22
International Studies	22	0	0	22
General Visual & Performing Arts	20	0	0	20
Computer Information Systems	18	0	0	18
General Education	0	0	17	17
Economics	17	0	0	17
Anthropology	11	0	0	11
Ethnic Studies	9	0	0	9
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,147	1	96	2,244

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stephen Schafer under License

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