8,650 students (60% of total 14,462 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at California State University-Chico (Chico State). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,953.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 72% of total 1,877 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,162.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At California State University-Chico, 8,650 undergraduate students (60% of total 14,462 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,953.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Chico State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,65060% $77,445,288$8,953
Pell Grants5,98241% $28,937,230$4,837
Federal Student Loan4,72733% $26,699,601$5,648

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,356 beginning undergraduate students (72% of total 1,877 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Chico. The average amount of aid received is $9,162.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Chico State
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,35672% --
Grants or Scholarships1,16562%$10,673,463$9,162
Federal Grants72439%$3,913,466$5,405
Pell Grants72339%$3,770,216$5,215
Other Federal Grants1277%$143,250$1,128
State/Local Grants1,01554%$2,505,440$2,468
Institutional Grants76341%$4,254,557$5,576
Student Loan Aid71238%$3,942,952$5,538
Federal Student Loans70037%$3,335,110$4,764
Other Student Loans493%$607,842$12,405

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at California State University-Chico.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,076938$9,886,470$9,188
0-30,000314312$4,411,546$14,050
30,001-48,000188187$2,517,561$13,391
48,001-75,000207201$2,024,080$9,778
75,001-110,000130120$683,860$5,260
110,001 or more237118$249,423$1,052

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