The student population at California State University-Chico is 14,183 (12,981 undergraduate and 1,202 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,173 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Chico State is 91.53% which is decreased by 2,309 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 136 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,703 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 393.62% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 16,761 where 14,183 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

91.53% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.47% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 2,309 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 136 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.24 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Chico State than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at California State University-Chico since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,35615,2907,3487,9421,066337729
2014-1517,287
931
16,079
789
7,694
346
8,385
443
1,208
142
413
76
795
66
2015-1617,220
-67
16,127
48
7,669
-25
8,458
73
1,093
-115
373
-40
720
-75
2016-1717,557
337
16,471
344
7,802
133
8,669
211
1,086
-7
349
-24
737
17
2017-1817,875
318
16,710
239
7,860
58
8,850
181
1,165
79
354
5
811
74
2018-1917,578
-297
16,483
-227
7,751
-109
8,732
-118
1,095
-70
320
-34
775
-36
2019-2017,110
-468
16,164
-319
7,574
-177
8,590
-142
946
-149
266
-54
680
-95
2020-2116,746
-364
15,747
-417
7,226
-348
8,521
-69
999
53
270
4
729
49
2021-2215,702
-1,044
14,462
-1,285
6,586
-640
7,876
-645
1,240
241
417
147
823
94
2022-2314,183
-1,519
12,981
-1,481
5,939
-647
7,042
-834
1,202
-38
398
-19
804
-19
Average16,76115,6517,3458,3071,110350760
California State University-Chico Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,651 where 12,981 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Chico since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1415,29014,2076,8057,4021,083543540
2014-1516,07914,8847,0887,7961,195606589
2015-1616,12714,9347,0437,8911,193626567
2016-1716,47115,2467,1878,0591,225615610
2017-1816,71015,4467,2528,1941,264608656
2018-1916,48315,2547,1618,0931,229590639
2019-2016,16415,0007,0217,9791,164553611
2020-2115,74714,2286,4507,7781,519776743
2021-2214,46212,9085,8677,0411,554719835
2022-2312,98111,5845,2956,2891,397644753
Average15,65115,6516,7177,65215,651628654
California State University-Chico Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,110 where 1,202 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at California State University-Chico since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,066753233520313104209
2014-151,208887292595321121200
2015-161,093772257515321116205
2016-171,086759222537327127200
2017-181,165777210567388144244
2018-191,095747208539348112236
2019-2094672120152022565160
2020-2199975119555624875173
2021-221,240711219492529198331
2022-231,202722225497480173307
Average1,1101,1102265341,110124227
California State University-Chico Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.57% and the percentage of black students is 2.58% at California State University-Chico. 5.70% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at California State University-Chico over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141029072963,618238,565780
2014-151009713504,320258,465843
2015-16989914034,811267,900886
2016-171009824265,278337,720936
2017-18979404455,645347,700968
2018-19909584595,833387,555911
2019-20909374615,786407,465902
2020-21859114685,864397,319904
2021-22748944285,580386,803818
2022-23568083665,192276,179752
Average899304105,193327,567870
California State University-Chico Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,703 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 393.62% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at California State University-Chico from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1517,2873455,39611,546
2015-1617,2203684,28012,572
2016-1717,5574064,82412,327
2017-1817,8755144,69312,668
2018-1917,5785294,80312,246
2019-2017,1105685,45611,086
2020-2116,74615,6691,06413
2021-2215,7023,33410,8041,564
2022-2314,1831,7038,5263,954
Average16,8062,6045,5388,664

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