California State University - Channel Islands
About
California State University Channel Islands is a public university in Ventura County, California. Located near the city of Camarillo, it opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California State University system. CSUCI is located on the Central Coast of California, at the intersection of the Oxnard Plain and northernmost edge of the Santa Monica Mountains range. The Channel Islands are nearby where the university operates a scientific research station on Santa Rosa Island.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 45 Title IV programs, 23 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing23 · 51.1%
- No Data22 · 48.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 6
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Dec 2019Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2018Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,939 students received $16.6M in Pell grants, alongside $13.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,394 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at CSUCI
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus4
- Non-campus1
- Public property2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
CSUCI vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions CSUCI selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia State University-Channel Islands | 51% | 94.8% | 5,592 | $9,849 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
| 56% | 45.3% | 2,995 | $13,265 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 46% | 56.0% | 4,072 | $15,261 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 43% | 96.3% | 3,346 | $15,911 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 38% | Open admission | 3,696 | $10,912 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 72% | 86.0% | 4,454 | $23,015 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 26% | 45.8% | 2,210 | $9,977 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 32% | 64.1% | 6,174 | $4,456 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 57% | 83.0% | 4,355 | $21,067 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 43% | 98.3% | 2,894 | $17,148 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 44% | 98.6% | 3,305 | $9,032 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 41% | 65.9% | 2,897 | $10,338 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 39% | 67.2% | 3,203 | $8,134 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 45% | 86.5% | 2,921 | $3,968 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 37% | 73.4% | 3,041 | $5,130 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 32% | Open admission | 1,937 | $11,504 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 74% | 94.7% | 1,488 | $21,582 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 47% | 90.3% | 2,193 | $12,411 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 27% | 92.4% | 2,205 | $9,686 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 40% | 97.0% | 4,147 | $12,007 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 39% | Open admission | 3,716 | $13,251 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 58% | 91.1% | 1,702 | $16,481 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 57% | 44.5% | 1,622 | $9,873 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 55% | 93.0% | 3,708 | $15,812 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 30% | 65.5% | 2,079 | $10,104 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 20% | 96.8% | 2,885 | $18,071 | — | |
| 43% | 96.8% | 3,336 | $24,558 | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 212 | Grad-only | — | |
| 40% | 98.5% | 800 | $17,910 | — | |
| 15% | 97.4% | 677 | $19,047 | — | |
| 28% | 46.1% | 3,193 | $8,172 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 54% | 68.9% | 3,231 | $14,381 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 51% | 96.8% | 3,339 | $11,363 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 37% | 82.6% | 3,242 | $18,097 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 50% | 77.7% | 3,179 | $15,897 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 71% | 66.4% | 3,945 | $18,211 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 66% | 72.4% | 1,413 | $22,367 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 23% | Open admission | 1,478 | $10,864 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 40% | 78.5% | 4,022 | $11,641 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 39% | 96.0% | 3,246 | $11,139 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| Peer group median | 43% | 86.0% | 3,186 | $12,411 |
Institutions like CSUCI
Explore the federal data for institutions in CSUCI's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMississippi
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Grad rate56%Admit rate45.3%Enrollment2,995Net price$13,265View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMinnesota
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Grad rate46%Admit rate56.0%Enrollment4,072Net price$15,261View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Dakota
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Grad rate43%Admit rate96.3%Enrollment3,346Net price$15,911View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOklahoma
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Grad rate38%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment3,696Net price$10,912View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsVirginia
Christopher Newport University
Grad rate72%Admit rate86.0%Enrollment4,454Net price$23,015View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMaryland
Coppin State University
Grad rate26%Admit rate45.8%Enrollment2,210Net price$9,977View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
CUNY York College
Grad rate32%Admit rate64.1%Enrollment6,174Net price$4,456View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsConnecticut
Eastern Connecticut State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate83.0%Enrollment4,355Net price$21,067View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOregon
Eastern Oregon University
Grad rate43%Admit rate98.3%Enrollment2,894Net price$17,148View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
Fairmont State University
Grad rate44%Admit rate98.6%Enrollment3,305Net price$9,032View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsGeorgia
Fort Valley State University
Grad rate41%Admit rate65.9%Enrollment2,897Net price$10,338View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Indiana University-East
Grad rate39%Admit rate67.2%Enrollment3,203Net price$8,134View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Indiana University-Kokomo
Grad rate45%Admit rate86.5%Enrollment2,921Net price$3,968View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsIndiana
Indiana University-Northwest
Grad rate37%Admit rate73.4%Enrollment3,041Net price$5,130View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOklahoma
Langston University
Grad rate32%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,937Net price$11,504View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMassachusetts
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Grad rate74%Admit rate94.7%Enrollment1,488Net price$21,582View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMississippi
Mississippi University for Women
Grad rate47%Admit rate90.3%Enrollment2,193Net price$12,411View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMississippi
Mississippi Valley State University
Grad rate27%Admit rate92.4%Enrollment2,205Net price$9,686View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMissouri
Missouri Southern State University
Grad rate40%Admit rate97.0%Enrollment4,147Net price$12,007View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMissouri
Missouri Western State University
Grad rate39%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment3,716Net price$13,251View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsMontana
Montana Technological University
Grad rate58%Admit rate91.1%Enrollment1,702Net price$16,481View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew Mexico
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Grad rate57%Admit rate44.5%Enrollment1,622Net price$9,873View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Dakota
Northern State University
Grad rate55%Admit rate93.0%Enrollment3,708Net price$15,812View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOklahoma
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Grad rate30%Admit rate65.5%Enrollment2,079Net price$10,104View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
Grad rate20%Admit rate96.8%Enrollment2,885Net price$18,071View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
Grad rate43%Admit rate96.8%Enrollment3,336Net price$24,558View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment212Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
Grad rate40%Admit rate98.5%Enrollment800Net price$17,910View data - Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
Grad rate15%Admit rate97.4%Enrollment677Net price$19,047View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsGeorgia
Savannah State University
Grad rate28%Admit rate46.1%Enrollment3,193Net price$8,172View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
Shawnee State University
Grad rate54%Admit rate68.9%Enrollment3,231Net price$14,381View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
Shepherd University
Grad rate51%Admit rate96.8%Enrollment3,339Net price$11,363View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Carolina
South Carolina State University
Grad rate37%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment3,242Net price$18,097View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
SUNY at Fredonia
Grad rate50%Admit rate77.7%Enrollment3,179Net price$15,897View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
SUNY College at Geneseo
Grad rate71%Admit rate66.4%Enrollment3,945Net price$18,211View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew York
SUNY Maritime College
Grad rate66%Admit rate72.4%Enrollment1,413Net price$22,367View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsNew Hampshire
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
Grad rate23%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,478Net price$10,864View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsSouth Carolina
University of South Carolina Aiken
Grad rate40%Admit rate78.5%Enrollment4,022Net price$11,641View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWest Virginia
West Virginia State University
Grad rate39%Admit rate96.0%Enrollment3,246Net price$11,139View data
CSUCI Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The office of Institutional Research curates CSUCI’s institutional data and tells the complex stories of the campus community. We help the University understand itself and make data-informed decisions by building interactive data tools and conducting in-depth analyses.
Visit IR office page- Matthew Zivot, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Research and Chief Data Officer
- Kristin Jordan, Ph.D.Data Scientist
- Paul Peterson, Ph.D.Senior Data and Research Analyst
- Amber Sánchez, Ph.D.Senior Data & Research Analyst
- Karl AtkinsData Manager and Research Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planCI for 2030+2026The California State University Channel Islands is conducting a strategic planning effort, known as 'CI for 2030+', expected to complete by April 2025. The plan includes four strategic directions: Academic & Campus Identity, Student Experience, Campus Culture, and Sustainability, Growth & Resources. It builds on past initiatives and aims to create a forward-looking strategy with measurable goals to guide the university through 2030 and beyond.csuci.edu
Grants & funding (2)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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