Financial Aid at Chico State

Financial Aid Amount Received

$8,914 (44.90% of tuition & fees)

Percent of Financial Aid Received

62% of 14,462 students

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

9,738 undergraduate students (62% of all students) have received grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at California State University-Chico. The percentage of students who received financial aid average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in California.

Compare to similar schools in rankings such as Academy of Art University and California Baptist University, the percentage of students who received financial aid is higher (the average of the schools is 77.40%).

The average amount of grants of scholarship aid is $8,914 and the average loan amount is $5,616. The average financial aid amount is 44.90% of tuition & fees based on out-of-state rate (tuition & fees: $19,852).

Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Grant or scholarship aid	9,738	62%	$86,805,859	$8,914
Pell Grants	6,809	43%	$32,778,077	$4,814
Federal Students Loans	5,414	34%	$30,403,496	$5,616

Undergraduate Student Financial Aid Comparison Chart

First-time (full-time) Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the full-time, first-time undergraduate students (freshmen, in most cases), 1,421 students have received one or more types of financial aid at California State University-Chico.

The average amount of federal, state, local or institutional grant aid is $8,691 and the average amount of student loans awarded to full-time first-time undergraduate students is $5,037.

The following table shows the financial data by type of aid at California State University-Chico.

First-time Undergraduate Financial Aid by Type

	Number Receiving Aid	Percent Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid	1,546	69%	-	-
Grant or scholarship aid	1,421	63%	$12,349,879	$8,691
Federal Grants	916	41%	$4,846,596	$5,291
Pell Grants	909	41%	$4,678,375	$5,147
Other Federal Grants	157	7%	$168,221	$1,071
State/Local Grants	1,021	46%	$2,541,932	$2,490
Institutional Grants	883	39%	$4,961,351	$5,619
Student Loans	663	30%	$3,339,501	$5,037
Federal Student Loans	654	29%	$3,032,551	$4,637
Other Student Loans	27	1%	$306,950	$11,369

Financial Aid by Income Level

The following table summarizes the number of schools receiving financial aid and its average amount by income levels at California State University-Chico.

Income Level	# of Students	# of Students Receiving Aid	Total Amount of Aid Received	Average Amount of Aid Received
All Income Level	-	-	$11,393,009	$9,085
0 - $30,000	439	439	$5,783,314	$13,174
$30,001 - $48,000	248	248	$3,013,044	$12,149
$48,001 - $75,000	227	220	$1,900,266	$8,371
$75,001 - $110,000	106	96	$437,774	$4,130
$110,001 - more	234	131	$258,611	$1,105

Paid Tuition Rates by Residency

At California State University-Chico, for the first-time/full-time students, 2,203 students have paid in-state rate of tuition and 35 students have paid out-of-state tuition rate.

	# of Students
In-District Rate	0
In-State Rate	2,203
Out-of-State Rate	35
Un-known	0

Number of Students by Living Arrangement (Freshmen)

At California State University-Chico, 42 full-time/first-time students live on-campus such as dormitory and campus-owned apartments, and 1,298 students live off-campus. In addition, 70 students live with their family.