2022 Student Population

A total of 15,702 students have enrolled at California State University-Chico - 14,462 undergraduate and 1,240 graduate.
By gender, 7,003 male and 8,699 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 13,619 full-time students and 2,083 part-time students.
The number of students at California State University-Chico is relatively small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, its population is relatively small (average population is 18,166).
California State University-Chico offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,334 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 7,003 male and 8,699 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is average (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total14,46212,9081,554
Men6,5865,867719
Women7,8767,041835
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,240711529
Men417219198
Women823492331

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,803 White students (43.33%) and 5,580 Hispanic students (35.54%) at California State University-Chico(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at California State University-Chico.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native622735
Asian828412416
Black or African American400180220
Hispanic5,2672,1803,087
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander372314
White6,1882,9583,230
Two or More Races771349422
Race/Ethnicity Unknown543249294
Total 14,4626,5867,876
Population by Race/Ethnicity at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1257
Asian662541
Black or African American281216
Hispanic31391222
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White615192423
Two or More Races47938
Race/Ethnicity Unknown703040
Total 1,240417823

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 12,788 students whose age under twenty five and 1,384 students whose age is over thirty years old at California State University-Chico.
Especially, 151 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at California State University-Chico.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
Total14,462 6,5867,876
Under 18151 51100
18-193,670 1,5502,120
20-214,995 2,0872,908
22-243,536 1,9021,634
25-291,191 645546
30-34419 190229
35-39209 73136
40-49206 66140
50-6481 2259
65 and over4 04
Total 14,462 6,5867,876
Population by Student Age at California State University-Chico
TotalMenWomen
Total1,240 417823
20-2124 321
22-24412 119293
25-29339 128211
30-34197 88109
35-3998 2771
40-49120 3882
50-6448 1335
65 and over2 11
Total 1,240 417823

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At California State University-Chico, 14,138 students (90.04% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,334 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 3,297 students live in California where California State University-Chico is located in and 14 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total15,70214,4621,240
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,3343,155179
Enrolled Some in Online Classes10,80410,263541
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,5641,044520
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,3343,155179
California Residents3,2973,120177
Other State in U.S.14122
Outside of U.S.23230
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart