How Chico State's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 76.44%, and this year's acceptance rate is 94.00% at California State University-Chico. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 73.52% and women students' rate is 78.52%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at California State University-Chico over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	71.61%	69.58%	73.21%
2014-15	70.96% -0.65%	68.76% -0.66%	72.55% -0.66%
2015-16	63.45% -7.51%	59.85% -6.43%	66.12% -6.43%
2016-17	65.25% 1.80%	62.08% 1.42%	67.54% 1.42%
2017-18	67.78% 2.53%	63.82% 3.08%	70.62% 3.08%
2018-19	65.26% -2.52%	61.58% -2.74%	67.88% -2.74%
2019-20	72.33% 7.07%	66.82% 8.70%	76.58% 8.70%
2020-21	90.17% 17.84%	88.42% 14.74%	91.32% 14.74%
2021-22	85.00% -5.17%	81.00% -3.31%	88.00% -3.31%
2022-23	95.00% 10.00%	93.83% 7.87%	95.87% 7.87%
2023-24	94.00% -1.01%	93.00% -1.87%	94.00% -1.87%
Average	76.44%	73.52%	78.52%

California State University-Chico Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 15.51% where the current academic year yield is 10.00%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at California State University-Chico from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	22.02%	23.43%	20.96%
2014-15	19.31% -2.71%	20.68% -2.59%	18.37% -2.59%
2015-16	18.69% -0.62%	20.07% -0.60%	17.77% -0.60%
2016-17	17.94% -0.75%	20.19% -1.32%	16.45% -1.32%
2017-18	17.76% -0.19%	19.86% -0.06%	16.39% -0.06%
2018-19	17.42% -0.33%	19.08% -0.04%	16.36% -0.04%
2019-20	13.67% -3.76%	14.83% -3.47%	12.89% -3.47%
2020-21	12.84% -0.82%	14.28% -0.95%	11.93% -0.95%
2021-22	11.00% -1.84%	13.00% -1.94%	10.00% -1.94%
2022-23	9.93% -1.07%	11.02% -0.86%	9.14% -0.86%
2023-24	10.00% 0.07%	11.00% 0.86%	10.00% 0.86%
Average	15.51%	17.04%	14.57%

California State University-Chico Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 21,992, the average number of admitted is 16,717, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 2,501. The number of Chico State applicants increased by 3.95% (846 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at California State University-Chico from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	17,215	12,327	2,714
2014-15	21,495 4,280	15,252 231	2,945 231
2015-16	22,760 1,265	14,441 -246	2,699 -246
2016-17	23,591 831	15,393 63	2,762 63
2017-18	23,305 -286	15,796 43	2,805 43
2018-19	23,964 659	15,639 -80	2,725 -80
2019-20	25,908 1,944	18,740 -164	2,561 -164
2020-21	19,999 -5,909	18,034 -245	2,316 -245
2021-22	19,990 -9	16,992 -447	1,869 -447
2022-23	21,417 1,427	20,347 151	2,020 151
2023-24	22,263 846	20,927 73	2,093 73
Average	21,992	16,717	2,501

California State University-Chico Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Chico State

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes