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Acceptance Rate 95.00%
Yield 9.93%
Applicants 21,417
Admitted 20,347
Enrolled 2,020

Chico State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 95% at California State University-Chico. Total 21,417 students applied and 20,347 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Chico State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$70
Graduate Application Fees$70
Admission Informationwww.csuchico.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www2.calstate.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate95.00%
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 95.00%. A total of 21,417 students (9,072 men and 12,345 women) have applied to and 20,347 (8,512 men and 11,835 women) students admitted to California State University-Chico.
Among them, 938 male and 1,082 female students have enrolled into Chico State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.93%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Chico State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants21,4179,07212,34500
Admitted20,3478,51211,83500
Enrolled2,0209381,08200
Acceptance Rate 95.00% 93.83% 95.87% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.93% 11.02% 9.14% - -
[Chart] California State University-Chico Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to California State University-Chico, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Chico State
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 Chico State

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