Cal State Channel Islands

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 1,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 195 (99% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,120 (92% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,195
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 99%
From Region 1%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 61%
White 22%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
Black 2%
International 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
California State University Channel Islands 1,478 33% 25% 6% 2% 60% 1% $59,606 9 -0.60 67 93% 5.1%
Engineering 14 — 86% 21% 29% 7% 21% 0% $95,974 49 -0.20 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 62 +2 89% 29% 15% 0% 40% 6% $99,685 23 -0.74 97 98% — — — —
Information Technology 14 — 86% 21% 36% 0% 29% 0% $82,691 19 -0.76 90 96% — — — —
Chemistry 18 +3 50% 28% 0% 6% 61% 0% $71,024 53 -0.05 82 93% — — — —
Mathematics 16 +2 62% 12% 0% 6% 62% 6% $79,874 51 -0.21 89 96% — — — —
Physics 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $72,570 17 -0.79 83 — — — — —
Biology 86 +1 29% 26% 3% 2% 66% 1% $62,648 30 -0.44 72 93% — — — —
Environmental Science 29 — 31% 38% 0% 0% 45% 0% $41,434 1 -2.16 22 90% — — — —
Health Science 151 +11 15% 13% 5% 3% 75% 0% $54,574 11 -0.95 56 98% — — — —
Nursing 83 +1 12% 20% 13% 0% 54% 1% $102,275 84 +1.00 98 98% — — — —
Business Administration 190 — 53% 28% 6% 1% 55% 1% $66,375 28 -0.58 77 93% 4.0% — — —
Economics 8 — 75% 50% 0% 12% 38% 0% $67,512 5 -1.15 78 95% — — — —
Chicanx Studies 8 +2 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,818 13 -0.91 39 — — — — —
English 34 +1 32% 26% 9% 0% 53% 0% $51,985 52 -0.05 50 90% — — — —
History 33 — 73% 45% 3% 3% 48% 0% $48,200 13 -0.85 40 90% — — — —
Liberal Studies 93 — 8% 29% 1% 1% 63% 0% $48,988 15 -0.80 42 89% — — — —
Spanish 10 +2 20% 10% 0% 0% 80% 0% $46,124 11 -1.06 34 95% — — — —
Anthropology 10 — 50% 10% 0% 10% 70% 0% $48,261 12 -0.78 40 88% — — — —
Communication 59 — 36% 44% 5% 2% 47% 0% $59,541 46 -0.22 66 96% — — — —
Global Studies 9 +1 33% 22% 11% 0% 44% 11% $56,305 9 -0.86 60 — — — — —
Political Science 21 +2 52% 38% 0% 5% 52% 5% $56,033 8 -1.19 60 93% — — — —
Psychology 299 +4 23% 25% 4% 2% 61% 0% $50,476 24 -0.70 46 93% 5.8% — — —
Sociology 94 — 32% 10% 4% 0% 80% 0% $50,918 28 -0.54 47 94% — — — —
Education 65 — 8% 15% 2% 2% 77% 0% $47,942 15 -0.84 39 84% — — — —
Art 58 +1 36% 31% 9% 0% 52% 2% $40,366 19 -0.69 19 87% — — — —
Art History 5 +1 0% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $40,366 13 -0.89 19 87% — — — —
Dance 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $39,300 28 -0.50 17 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $38,558 12 -0.88 15 — — — — —
Theater 3 — 0% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $38,098 19 -0.67 15 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — +1 — — — — — — $39,493 29 -0.48 17 90% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $7,521
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,021
Est. In-State Cost $9,729
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,193
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 33.3% 492 28% 24% 4% 2% 62% 1% $51,946 18 -0.64 50 94% 5.8%
Health Sciences 15.8% 234 14% 16% 8% 2% 68% 0% $71,494 25 -0.26 82 98% —
Business & Economics 13.4% 198 54% 29% 6% 2% 54% 1% $66,421 17 -0.61 77 93% 4.0%
Humanities 12.0% 178 27% 29% 3% 1% 61% 0% $49,201 16 -0.69 42 90% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.8% 86 29% 26% 3% 2% 66% 1% $62,648 27 -0.44 72 93% —
Computer Science 5.1% 76 88% 28% 18% 0% 38% 5% $96,555 24 -0.74 96 98% —
Arts 4.7% 70 31% 36% 9% 0% 49% 1% $40,197 7 -0.70 19 87% —
Education 4.4% 65 8% 15% 2% 2% 77% 0% $47,942 16 -0.84 39 84% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 36 56% 22% 0% 6% 61% 3% $75,043 40 -0.16 85 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 29 31% 38% 0% 0% 45% 0% $41,434 1 -2.16 22 90% —
Engineering 0.9% 14 86% 21% 29% 7% 21% 0% $95,974 21 -0.20 96 — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.5M #284 35% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #391 56% $0.0M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.3M #420 9% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.2M #216 15% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.2M #364 79% $0 — — — —
Education $0.2M #359 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.1M #373 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #360 0% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.0M #441 0% $0 — — — —
Total $3.3M #436 34% $0.0M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (non-ED) 6%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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