California State University-Chico Student Population

How many students at Chico State?

For the academic year 2024-2025, California State University-Chico has a total enrollment of 15,257 students, including 13,792 undergraduate and 1,465 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,526 male students (42.8%) and 8,731 female students (57.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,279 White students (41.2%) and 5,768 Hispanic students (37.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 13,792 undergraduate students (90.4%) and 1,465 graduate students (9.6%).
• Class Delivery: 2,599 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 8,894 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - Chico State's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 6,526 male (42.77%) and 8,731 female (57.23%) students are attending California State University-Chico. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.75.

By class level, 13,792 (90.40%) are undergraduate students and 1,465 (9.60%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.55% are male and 56.45% are female, while among graduate students, 35.49% are male and 64.51% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,279 White, 453 Black, and 835 Asian students out of a total of 15,257 are attending at California State University-Chico. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

California State University-Chico is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.9% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Chico State has 193 students under 18 years old and 21 students over 65 years old. There are 11,717 students under 25 years old, and 3,540 students over 25 years old out of 15,257 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 193 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. Chico State has 11,234 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,558 students aged 25 and over.

It has 483 graduate students aged under 25 and 982 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At California State University-Chico, 2,599 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 8,894 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,580 students who live in California or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 19 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 13,792 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,059 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 14.93%.1,835 students have transferred in as full-time status and 224 students transferred in as part-time status.