Chico State's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of California State University-Chico students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of California State University-Chico students is 65.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 69.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 60.5%.

65.4%

asian 61.3% 95 students
African American 43.0% 37 students
white 72.3% 704 students
unknown 73.4% 94 students
hawaiian 100.0% 4 students
hispanic 61.9% 666 students
International Students 53.3% 40 students
Mixed Race 63.3% 100 students

Drop Out

California State University-Chico has an overall drop-out rate of 27.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 32.4% and 23.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

27.4%

asian 29.7% 46 students
African American 47.7% 41 students
white 21.7% 211 students
unknown 21.1% 27 students
hispanic 29.7% 320 students
International Students 42.7% 32 students
Mixed Race 29.1% 46 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of California State University-Chico at a rate of 4.8% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 5.5%, and male students' 3.8%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

4.8%

asian 3.9% 6 students
African American 2.3% 2 students
white 4.8% 47 students
unknown 3.9% 5 students
hispanic 5.6% 60 students
Mixed Race 4.4% 7 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.5%

asian 5.2% 8 students
African American 7.0% 6 students
white 1.2% 12 students
unknown 1.6% 2 students
hispanic 2.8% 30 students
International Students 4.0% 3 students
Mixed Race 3.2% 5 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$94,107	$95,797	$96,478
Construction Management	$78,190	$83,091	$93,961
Computer Science	$72,808	$74,241	$91,563
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians	$71,244	$70,176	$79,499
Civil Engineering	$67,761	$69,617	$79,308
Engineering, Other	$68,803	$66,355	$76,389
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$63,879	$59,350	$74,258
Mechanical Engineering	$68,880	$66,222	$74,116
Engineering-Related Fields	$60,812	$57,318	$68,680
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$45,056	$49,223	$57,873
Agricultural Business and Management	$45,845	$46,087	$56,502
Agriculture, General	NA	$45,128	$56,428
Economics	NA	$41,725	$55,663
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$26,765	$34,348	$53,432
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$22,888	$27,548	$52,989
Accounting and Related Services	$54,749	$47,686	$51,813
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$42,682	$51,632
Plant Sciences	$43,556	$45,181	$50,264
Communication and Media Studies	$33,383	$37,038	$46,238
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	$34,427	$38,072	$44,297
Political Science and Government	$35,222	$27,765	$43,113
Journalism	$37,827	$34,298	$43,025
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	$39,408	$36,042	$42,249
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$33,845	$32,988	$41,244
Biology, General	$29,939	$33,459	$40,393
Social Work	$33,049	$30,119	$40,095
International Relations and National Security Studies	$31,173	$33,993	$40,073
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$28,283	$30,988	$39,891
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$28,282	$28,753	$39,706
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$37,061	$33,043	$39,140
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$21,120	$26,248	$38,948
English Language and Literature, General	$23,682	$18,771	$36,588
Sociology	$31,487	$31,712	$35,851
History	$16,767	$27,947	$35,813
Animal Sciences	$31,307	$29,374	$35,396
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$23,951	$27,301	$35,311
Psychology, General	$26,025	$28,294	$34,350
Area Studies	$28,302	$28,019	$34,091
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$32,134	$28,816	$33,646
Fine and Studio Arts	$27,924	$28,236	$31,398
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$23,129	$28,327	$30,894
Music	$18,089	$20,596	$30,578
Design and Applied Arts	$21,425	$24,035	$30,237
Social Sciences, General	$26,584	$33,192	$26,788
Anthropology	$22,288	$20,140	$23,213
Geography and Cartography	$37,164	$21,508	NA
Public Administration	$41,518	NA	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	NA	$42,774	NA
Computer Engineering	$65,715	$78,343	NA
Philosophy	NA	$30,771	NA
Nutrition Sciences	$37,266	NA	NA
Mathematics	NA	$32,925	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$32,122	$28,598	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$29,598	$25,194	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$67,298	$68,499	$69,321
Social Work	$52,762	$54,073	$61,167
Psychology, General	$48,077	$51,106	$56,663
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,371	$50,856	$52,014
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$41,007	$43,420
Public Administration	NA	$45,715	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$37,208	NA
Special Education and Teaching	NA	$43,314	NA
Education, General	$53,836	NA	NA

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