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Acceptance Rate 89.65%
Yield 6.80%
Applicants 10,420
Admitted 9,342
Enrolled 635

CSU Channel Islands Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 89.65% at California State University-Channel Islands. Total 10,420 students applied and 9,342 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to CSU Channel Islands.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.csuci.edu/admissions/index.htm
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate89.65%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 89.65%. A total of 10,420 students (3,801 men and 6,619 women) have applied to and 9,342 (3,390 men and 5,952 women) students admitted to California State University-Channel Islands.
Among them, 185 male and 450 female students have enrolled into CSU Channel Islands and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 6.80%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at CSU Channel Islands
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants10,4203,8016,61900
Admitted9,3423,3905,95200
Enrolled63518545000
Acceptance Rate 89.65% 89.19% 89.92% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 6.80% 5.46% 7.56% - -
[Chart] California State University-Channel Islands Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Channel Islands, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for CSU Channel Islands
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at CSU Channel Islands

The calendar system at California State University-Channel Islands is Semester. California State University-Channel Islands accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that California State University-Channel Islands accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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