Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 1,749 students out of 2,725 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at California State University-Chico.
By gender, 733 male and 1,016 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period. Its graduation rate is higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 48.89% (public Master's College and University with larger programs).
CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total2,7251,74964.18%
Men1,21773360.23%
Women1,5081,01667.37%
California State University-Chico graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at California State University-Chico.
  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 40.00%
  • Asian: 58.16%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 46.67%
  • Hispanic: 60.63%
  • White: 69.44%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 42.86%
  • Two or More Race: 63.40%
  • Unknown: 72.73%
California State University-Chico graduation rate by race
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native40.00%(4/10) - 57.14%(4/7)
Asian58.16%(82/141) 52.11%(37/71) 64.29%(45/70)
Black (Non-Hispanic)46.67%(42/90) 52.50%(21/40) 42.00%(21/50)
Hispanic60.63%(633/1,044) 56.85%(249/438) 63.37%(384/606)
White69.44%(734/1,057) 64.43%(317/492) 73.81%(417/565)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander42.86%(3/7) 66.67%(2/3) 25.00%(1/4)
Two or More Race63.40%(97/153) 62.50%(45/72) 64.20%(52/81)
Unknown72.73%(112/154) 63.93%(39/61) 78.49%(73/93)

Transfer-out and Retention Rates

At Chico State, the transfer-out rate is 3.74%. Its transfer-out rate is much lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 22.68%.
Transfer-out and Retention Rates
Chico State's retention rate is 80% for full-time students and 38 % for part-time students last year. Its retention rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 71.18%.
Retention Rates at California State University-Chico

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At California State University-Chico, 42 of 69 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 60.87%.
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
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