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Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 8,650
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 60%
Average Aid Amount $8,953
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 1,356
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 72%

Financial Aid Information at Chico State

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 8,650 students (60% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $8,953. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 1,356 students (72% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at California State University-Chico is $8,064 for California residents and $19,944 for out-of-state students, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 8,650 students (60% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $8,953. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid. The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at California State University-Chico for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at California State University-Chico
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid8,65060%$8,953
Pell Grants5,98241%$4,837
Federal Student Loans4,72733%$5,648

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 1,356 beginning students (72% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 1,313 students (70% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students. The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at California State University-Chico.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at California State University-Chico
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid1,35672%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources1,16562%$9,162
Federal Grants72439%$5,405
Pell Grants72339%$5,215
Other Federal Grants1277%$1,128
State/Local Grants1,01554%$2,468
Institutional Grants76341%$5,576
Student Loans71238%$5,538
Federal Student Loans70037%$4,764
Other Student Loans493%$12,405

Students Headcount by Living Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 1,156 full-time beginning students have enrolled and attended California State University-Chico. Among them, 765 students have lived on campus and 321 students lived off campus (without family). The following table shows the students count by living status and years.
Student Headcount by Living Location/Setting at California State University-Chico
Living Status201920202021
Living On-Campus1,11642765
Living Off-Campus with Family1137070
Living Off-Campus without Family4071,298321

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows number of students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded any grant/scholarship by income level for academic year 2021-2022 . The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution.
Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level at California State University-Chico
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,076938$9,886,470$9,188
$0 - $30,000314312$4,411,546$14,050
$30,001 - $48,000188187$2,517,561$13,391
$48,001 - $75,000207201$2,024,080$9,778
$75,001 - $110,000130120$683,860$5,260
$110,001 or more237118$249,423$1,052