by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
California State University - Chico was awarded 285 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is parks, recreation & leisure studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Chico State is ranked #453 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Chico State held the #483 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Chico State is also ranked #79 out of 168 schools in California.
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California State University - Chico has an acceptance rate of 85%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Chico State.
At California State University - Chico, the student to faculty ratio is 22 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at California State University - Chico is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
California State University - Chico has a freshmen retention rate of 81%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Chico State this rate is 30%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,747 undergraduates at Chico State with 14,228 being full-time and 1,519 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,754 | $13,040 | $16,738 | $20,708 | $24,220 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Chico State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Chico State, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $5,037 a year. That adds up to $20,148 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Chico State is 4.0%. 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.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/californiastateuniversitychico |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/chicostate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 661 | $45,056 |
| General Psychology | 335 | $26,025 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 234 | $21,120 |
| Health & Physical Education | 216 | $23,129 |
| Sociology | 186 | $31,487 |
| Writing Studies | 175 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 171 | $33,845 |
| Other Engineering | 150 | $68,803 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 143 | $21,425 |
| Nursing | 119 | $94,107 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 14,138 students took at least one online class at California State University - Chico. This is a decrease from the 16,733 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 14,138 | 3,334 |
| 2019-2020 | 16,733 | 15,669 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,213 | 568 |
| 2017-2018 | 5,332 | 529 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,207 | 514 |
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Footnotes
*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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