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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chico State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,98111,5841,397
Men5,9395,295644
Women7,0426,289753
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Chico State
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,202722480
Men398225173
Women804497307

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native501931
Asian750374376
Black or African American337158179
Hispanic4,8931,9952,898
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander261412
White5,5772,6892,888
Two or More Races702310392
Race/Ethnicity Unknown447241206
Total 12,9815,9397,042
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native624
Asian581939
Black or African American291316
Hispanic29986213
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White602175427
Two or More Races501436
Race/Ethnicity Unknown663234
Total 1,202398804

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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
Total12,981 5,9397,042
Under 18144 4896
18-193,461 1,5381,923
20-214,398 1,8472,551
22-243,087 1,6451,442
25-291,000 541459
30-34371 163208
35-39214 73141
40-49222 62160
50-6479 2158
65 and over5 14
Total 12,981 5,9397,042
Population by Student Age at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
Total1,202 398804
20-2120 614
22-24417 113304
25-29347 130217
30-34166 66100
35-3995 3065
40-49108 3573
50-6447 1730
65 and over2 11
Total 1,202 398804

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.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total14,18312,9811,202
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,7031,346357
Enrolled Some in Online Classes8,5268,106420
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,9543,529425
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,7031,346357
California Residents1,6931,337356
Other State in U.S.651
Outside of U.S.440
Unknown000