[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,236 students (63% of total 13,160 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Chico (Chico State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $11,291.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 75% of total 2,134 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $11,509.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Chico, 8,236 undergraduate students (63% of total 13,160 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $11,291.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Chico State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,23663% $92,996,670$11,291
Pell Grants5,59543% $31,718,719$5,669
Federal Student Loan4,26532% $23,860,429$5,594

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,602 beginning undergraduate students (75% of total 2,134 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Chico. The average amount of aid received is $11,509.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Chico State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,60275% --
Grants or Scholarships1,40766%$16,193,569$11,509
Federal Grants87341%$5,525,252$6,329
Pell Grants87241%$5,265,443$6,038
Other Federal Grants1869%$259,809$1,397
State/Local Grants1,31261%$5,499,929$4,192
Institutional Grants87941%$5,168,388$5,880
Student Loan Aid76136%$4,006,723$5,265
Federal Student Loans74335%$3,409,173$4,588
Other Student Loans462%$597,550$12,990

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at California State University-Chico.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,099993$11,816,628$10,752
0-30,000334333$5,192,081$15,545
30,001-48,000203203$3,040,465$14,978
48,001-75,000188187$2,190,804$11,653
75,001-110,000123114$886,882$7,210
110,001 or more251156$506,396$2,018

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