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California State University - Chico Overview

Located in Chico, California, California State University - Chico is a public institution. The location of Chico State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is California State University - Chico Known For?

3,664 Undergraduate Awards
$27,084 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Chico State is the master's degree.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Chico State with a bachelor's degree make about $64,172 a year. That's 57% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is California State University - Chico?

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Contact details for Chico State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: First And Normal Sts, Chico, CA 95929-0150
Phone: 530-898-6116
Website: www.csuchico.edu

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How Do I Get Into Chico State?

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

Admission Requirements for Chico State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Chico State?

95% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
Chico State has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Can I Afford California State University - Chico?

$27,084 Net Price
38% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Chico State is $27,084. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Chico State, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,538 a year. That adds up to $22,152 over four years for those students.

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California State University - Chico Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,228 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,747 undergraduate students at Chico State, with 14,228 being full-time and 1,519 being part-time.

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There are also 999 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,228 full-time undergraduates at Chico State, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 781
Black or African American 401
Hispanic or Latino 5,164
White 6,117
International Students 350
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,415

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at California State University - Chico. At this time, 17 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 50 countries are represented at Chico State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

California State University - Chico Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 503 122 625
General Psychology 313 24 337
Health & Physical Education 180 14 194
Liberal Arts General Studies 184 0 184
Sociology 158 0 158
Criminal Justice & Corrections 152 0 152
Public Health 122 0 122
Construction Engineering Technology 116 0 116
Nursing 113 0 113
Social Work 63 44 107
Animal Science 98 0 98
Communication & Media Studies 94 4 98
General Biology 89 8 97
Computer Science 66 25 91
Mechanical Engineering 88 0 88
Design & Applied Arts 85 0 85
Communication Sciences 54 27 81
Computer Information Systems 78 0 78
Teacher Education Grade Specific 55 17 72
Political Science & Government 67 3 70
Agricultural Economics & Business 69 0 69
General English Literature 56 9 65
Civil Engineering 58 0 58
General Social Sciences 52 5 57
Fine & Studio Arts 54 0 54
General Agriculture 52 0 52
Anthropology 45 7 52
History 47 2 49
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 49 0 49
Music 44 0 44
Nutrition Science 34 5 39
Mathematics 36 0 36
Other Engineering 30 0 30
Natural Resources Conservation 29 1 30
Electrical Engineering 29 0 29
Economics 27 0 27
Plant Sciences 22 0 22
Journalism 21 0 21
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 20 0 20
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 20 20
Drama & Theater Arts 20 0 20
Area Studies 17 0 17
Ethnic Studies 17 0 17
Geography & Cartography 17 0 17
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 16 0 16
Public Administration 6 10 16
Engineering-Related Fields 15 0 15
General Education 0 14 14
Religious Studies 14 0 14
Romance Languages 13 0 13
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 11 0 11
Physics 11 0 11
Computer Engineering 8 2 10
International Relations & National Security 10 0 10
Natural Sciences 8 0 8
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 8 8
Philosophy 8 0 8
Geological & Earth Sciences 7 1 8
Health Sciences & Services 6 0 6
Chemistry 4 0 4
Germanic Languages 3 0 3
Industrial Production Technology 1 0 1
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 0
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0
TOTAL 3,664 372 4,036

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.

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