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California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public · 13,631 students · mostly bachelor degrees
174th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,480
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$26,283
Graduation rate
63%
Admission rate
93%
Median graduate earnings
$64,172
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$16,552
Pell grant recipients
43%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
122 programsComputer Science · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$127,498Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree113 grads/yr$117,543Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree122 grads/yr$109,161Construction Project Management · Bachelor's Degree$108,021Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree$106,225Engineering, Other · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$103,272Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$97,345Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree88 grads/yr$93,555Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$92,472Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree78 grads/yr$91,059Packaging Science · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$86,430Accounting · Bachelor's Degree$85,612Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$81,397Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$77,891Psychology, General · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$75,000Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$74,888Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree503 grads/yr$72,651Social Work · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$72,273Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree89 grads/yr$71,726Environmental Science · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$69,531Geographic Information Science and Cartography · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$69,500Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$69,432Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree6 grads/yr$69,303Public Administration · Master's Degree10 grads/yr$68,840Range Science and Management · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$68,629
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.