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Chico, CA

California State University-Chico

https://www.csuchico.edu

Repayment outcome

88.3%

of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.

Money

$26,700–$66,100

middle 50% · median $45,100

Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed

College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.

Net price

after grants & scholarships

$15,184

Median debt

of borrowers at graduation

$14,889.5

Sticker price

before any aid

$22,926

Default rate

7.6%

Earnings by major

Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data

A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.

  1. Engineering Tech$70,176
  2. Engineering$69,617
  3. Education$53,836
  4. Business$49,223
  5. Computer Science$45,181
  6. Comm. Tech$45,128
  7. Physical Sciences$42,774
  8. Public Admin$41,518
  9. Parks & Fitness$38,072
  10. Communication and Media Studies.$37,038
  11. Family Sciences$34,348
  12. Biology$33,459
  13. Social Sciences$33,192
  14. Health Professions$33,043
  15. Criminal Justice$32,988
  16. Math & Statistics$32,925
  17. Foreign Languages$30,988
  18. Philosophy$30,771
  19. Interdisciplinary$28,816
  20. Psychology$28,294
  21. Visual & Performing Arts$28,019
  22. History$27,947
  23. Liberal Arts$26,248
  24. English & Literature$18,771

Academics

Acceptance

71.6%

Avg SAT

1,014

Enrollment

15,106

What students study

18 fields offered

Business

17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field

  1. 02Health Professions9.4%
  2. 03Social Sciences9.0%
  3. 04Parks & Fitness8.6%
  4. 05Visual & Performing Arts7.2%
  5. 06Psychology6.1%
  6. 07Liberal Arts5.9%
  7. 08English & Literature5.1%
  8. 09Engineering4.3%
  9. 10Engineering Tech4.2%
  10. 11Agriculture3.6%
  11. 12Criminal Justice3.5%
  12. 13Computer Science3.4%
  13. 14Biology2.3%
  14. 15Communications1.9%
  15. 16Public Admin1.8%
  16. 17History1.6%
  17. 18Education1.6%
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