Student Population at Chico State
Total Enrollment
14,183
Undergraduate
12,981
Graduate
1,202
Online Enrollment
1,703
Men Students
6,337
Women Students
7,846
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 14,183 students have enrolled at California State University-Chico - 12,981 undergraduate and 1,202 graduate.
By gender, 6,337 male and 7,846 female students are attending California State University-Chico. By attendance status, there are 12,306 full-time students and 1,877 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Chico is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is relatively small (average population is 17,163).
California State University-Chico offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,703 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between California State University-Chico and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 6,337 male and 7,846 female students attending Chico State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Chico State.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,981 | 11,584 | 1,397 |
Men | 5,939 | 5,295 | 644 |
Women | 7,042 | 6,289 | 753 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,202 | 722 | 480 |
Men | 398 | 225 | 173 |
Women | 804 | 497 | 307 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 6,179 White students (43.57%) and 5,192 Hispanic students (36.61%) at California State University-Chico(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Chico.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 50 | 19 | 31 |
Asian | 750 | 374 | 376 |
Black or African American | 337 | 158 | 179 |
Hispanic | 4,893 | 1,995 | 2,898 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 26 | 14 | 12 |
White | 5,577 | 2,689 | 2,888 |
Two or More Races | 702 | 310 | 392 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 447 | 241 | 206 |
Total | 12,981 | 5,939 | 7,042 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Asian | 58 | 19 | 39 |
Black or African American | 29 | 13 | 16 |
Hispanic | 299 | 86 | 213 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 602 | 175 | 427 |
Two or More Races | 50 | 14 | 36 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 66 | 32 | 34 |
Total | 1,202 | 398 | 804 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 11,527 students whose age under twenty five and 1,309 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Chico.
Especially, 144 students are younger than eighteen and 7 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Chico.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 12,981 | 5,939 | 7,042 |
Under 18 | 144 | 48 | 96 |
18-19 | 3,461 | 1,538 | 1,923 |
20-21 | 4,398 | 1,847 | 2,551 |
22-24 | 3,087 | 1,645 | 1,442 |
25-29 | 1,000 | 541 | 459 |
30-34 | 371 | 163 | 208 |
35-39 | 214 | 73 | 141 |
40-49 | 222 | 62 | 160 |
50-64 | 79 | 21 | 58 |
65 and over | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 12,981 | 5,939 | 7,042 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,202 | 398 | 804 |
20-21 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
22-24 | 417 | 113 | 304 |
25-29 | 347 | 130 | 217 |
30-34 | 166 | 66 | 100 |
35-39 | 95 | 30 | 65 |
40-49 | 108 | 35 | 73 |
50-64 | 47 | 17 | 30 |
65 and over | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1,202 | 398 | 804 |
Online Student Population
At California State University-Chico, 10,229 students (72.12% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,703 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,693 students live in California where California State University-Chico is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 14,183 | 12,981 | 1,202 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,703 | 1,346 | 357 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 8,526 | 8,106 | 420 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 3,954 | 3,529 | 425 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,703 | 1,346 | 357 |
California Residents | 1,693 | 1,337 | 356 |
Other State in U.S. | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Outside of U.S. | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |