Chico State Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 81%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 440 / 550
- SAT Math: 460 / 570
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 19 / 24
- ACT English: 18 / 24
- ACT Math: 18 / 25
Enrollment (2008):
- Total Enrollment: 17,132 (15,803 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 48% Male / 52% Female
- 91% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $4,008 (in-state); $14,178 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,656 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $9,300
- Other Expenses: $2,900
- Total Cost: $17,864 (in-state); $28,034 (out-of-state)
Chico State Financial Aid (2007 - 08):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 47%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 34%
- Loans: 30%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $6,426
- Loans: $3,840
Most Popular Majors:
Transfer, Graduation and Retention Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 80%
- Transfer Out Rate: 35%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 19%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 56%
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Chico State Mission Statement:
"California State University, Chico is a comprehensive university serving Northern California and other regions of the state, as well as the nation and the world, through instruction, research, and public service.
Our first priority is the education of our students by creating and maintaining selected quality undergraduate and graduate programs. We will be known for the purposeful integration of liberal and applied learning that provides our students with the knowledge, skills, and moral and intellectual virtues that form the basis for life-long learning and contribution.
We affirm the importance of scholarship and public service. We support the exploration of the frontiers of knowledge, the integration of ideas, the connecting of thought to action, and the inspiring of students.
We make the results of these academic efforts available for public scrutiny by all our constituents. We will maintain extensive continuing education and public service programs that serve the needs of our varied constituencies."
