Chico State Admission Stats 2024 SAT/ACT/GPA Scores and Trends

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

85.5%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$70

Undergraduate

$70

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in Chico State during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	19,990	8,421	11,569
Admitted students	17,086	6,857	10,229
Enrolled students	1,929	862	1,067
Acceptance rate	86%	81%	88%
Yield rate	11%	13%	10%

Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, Chico State received a total of 19,990 applications. These applications included 8,421 male applicants and 11,569 female applicants.
Admitted Students
Out of the 19,990 applicants, Chico State admitted 17,086 students. Among the admitted students, there were 6,857 males and 10,229 females who received offers of admission.
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 1,929 students chose to enroll at Chico State. This means that 1,929 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 862 were male and 1,067 were female.
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, Chico State had an overall acceptance rate of 86% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 81% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 88%.
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. Chico State had an overall yield rate of 11% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 13%, and for female admitted students, it was 10%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for Chico State over the past 7 years.

	Applicants			Admitted Students			Acceptance Rate			Enrolled Students			Yield Rate
Year	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015	22,760	9,692	13,068	14,441	5,801	8,640	63%	60%	66%	2,699	1,164	1,535	19%	20%	18%
2016	23,591	9,892	13,699	15,393	6,141	9,252	65%	62%	68%	2,762	1,240	1,522	18%	20%	16%
2017	23,305	9,734	13,571	15,796	6,212	9,584	68%	64%	71%	2,805	1,234	1,571	18%	20%	16%
2018	23,964	9,967	13,997	15,639	6,138	9,501	65%	62%	68%	2,725	1,171	1,554	17%	19%	16%
2019	25,908	11,265	14,643	18,740	7,527	11,213	72%	67%	77%	2,561	1,116	1,445	14%	15%	13%
2020	19,999	7,896	12,103	18,034	6,982	11,052	90%	88%	91%	2,316	997	1,319	13%	14%	12%
2021	19,990	8,421	11,569	17,086	6,857	10,229	86%	81%	88%	1,929	862	1,067	11%	13%	10%

Admission Requirements
Fall 2021

California State University-Chico uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

In contrast to the most common test-optional policies, Chico State operates as a test-blind college. This means that it does not consider or require SAT or ACT scores for admission purposes. Regardless of whether applicants submit test scores or not, they will not be factored into the admissions evaluation. However, in the 1 enrollment season, 1 of admitted students submitted SAT scores, and 1 submitted ACT scores for admission. The primary motivation behind test-blind policies is to promote equity and inclusivity in the admissions process. Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

Secondary school GPA
Secondary school record
Completion of college-preparatory program

Neither required nor recommended

Secondary school rank
Recommendation letters
Formal demonstration of competencies
Test scores (SAT/ACT)
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at California State University-Chico.

Credit for life experiences

Accepted
Advanced placement (AP) credits

Accepted
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

Accepted

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