COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 110538PUBLIC

CHICO, CA

California State University-Chico

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$14,480Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate63.2%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$65,228working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$16,552completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$65,228
Median earnings 5 years after completion$62,509

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$9,902
$30,001–48,000$10,099
$48,001–75,000$12,961
$75,001–110,000$16,506
$110,001+$23,566

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion63.2%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention82.6%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients42.5%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid36.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,801federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates13,631IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate92.7%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$16,552

4,338 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

20 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$117,543 earnings · $20,125 debt →Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree · 111 working graduates$108,021 earnings · $19,314 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$93,555 earnings · $24,354 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 78 working graduates$92,472 earnings · $21,583 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 100 working graduates$91,059 earnings · $20,886 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$85,612 earnings · $17,250 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 628 working graduates$72,651 earnings · $18,000 debt →Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 168 working graduates$69,303 earnings · $19,573 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$63,358 earnings · $18,750 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$61,293 earnings · $20,423 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$61,230 earnings · $19,500 debt →Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's Degree · 110 working graduates$59,765 earnings · $18,179 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 226 working graduates$58,464 earnings · $16,331 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 230 working graduates$58,391 earnings · $17,098 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 92 working graduates$57,146 earnings · $17,000 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$55,008 earnings · $17,500 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 302 working graduates$52,621 earnings · $15,000 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 162 working graduates$52,323 earnings · $16,049 debt →Animal SciencesBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$48,474 earnings · $17,334 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 97 working graduates$41,993 earnings · $18,361 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.