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California State University-Channel Islands

Camarillo, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·csuci.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
+8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
5,592
peer median 3,186
Avg net price
$9,792
-$3.4k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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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.

IPEDS
Applied
8,810
8,810 candidates competed
Admitted
8,353
94.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
520
6.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
51%+8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
51%
Full-time retention
72%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%
Non-Pell
54%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
45
Passing
23
51.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing23 · 51.1%
  • No Data22 · 48.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
22
No data
22

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.

23
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+17.0%
$42,229 vs $36,082
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+26.2%
$45,548 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+35.2%
$48,789 vs $36,082
Education Other
Bachelor Degree · Education
+36.1%
$49,106 vs $36,082
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+39.1%
$50,202 vs $36,082
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+44.0%
$51,951 vs $36,082
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+47.4%
$53,200 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+49.7%
$54,015 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

20
History
Bachelor Degree · History
38%
$16,103 debt · $42,229 earn
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
36%
$18,750 debt · $51,951 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
34%
$19,516 debt · $58,306 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
33%
$18,000 debt · $54,015 earn
Biotechnology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
33%
$36,831 debt · $110,845 earn
Chemistry
Bachelor Degree · Physical Sciences
33%
$19,000 debt · $58,498 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
32%
$14,446 debt · $45,548 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
30%
$14,698 debt · $48,789 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2007Next review Jun 2032
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2015

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  3. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  4. Dec 2019Grant Substantive Change: Program
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  5. Feb 2018Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,077
$30–48k$7,350
$48–75k$9,293
$75–110k$15,043
$110k+$20,871

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,792
-$3,406vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $13,198
Federal loans
25.9%
In-state tuition
$6,817
Out-of-state
$18,697

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,931 students received $16.5M in Pell grants, alongside $12.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,931
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.5M
$16,525,020 total
Direct Loans
$12.7M
2,279 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.6M
1,079 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.7M
979 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
107 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
110 loan awards
Grad PLUS$75K
4 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,394 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,394
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.1%
2017
2.1%
2018
2.8%
2019
1.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CSUCI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs34
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,576 total completions
01Psychology
33020.9%
02Business
30119.1%
03Health Professions
26817.0%
04Social Sciences
16210.3%
05Biological Sciences
1107.0%
06Liberal Arts
905.7%
07Education
895.6%
08Computer Sciences
784.9%
09Communication
784.9%
10Visual/Performing Arts
704.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
5,592
12-mo unduplicated
6,662
Undergraduate
6,163
Graduate
499

Gender split

Men
35%2,348
Women
65%4,314

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
60.1%
White
23.2%
Asian
6.5%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
3.2%
Black
2.2%
Non-resident
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.47
9 offenses · 6,128 students

3-year trend

1.482 yrs ago2.151 yr ago1.47Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
35
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
53
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
4
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

7
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
13
Stalking
20 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs710
Liquor32

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
222

CSUCI vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CSUCI selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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%—5,592$9,792Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Alcorn State University
56%45.3%2,995$14,040Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bemidji State University
46%56.0%4,072$17,050Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Black Hills State University
43%96.3%3,346$17,001Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Cameron University
38%—3,696$10,705Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Christopher Newport University
72%86.0%4,454$22,197Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Coppin State University
26%45.8%2,210$6,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
CUNY York College
32%64.1%6,174$4,734Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern Connecticut State University
57%83.0%4,355$20,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eastern Oregon University
43%98.3%2,894$15,987Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fairmont State University
44%98.6%3,305$9,055Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Fort Valley State University
41%65.9%2,897$11,609Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-East
39%67.2%3,203$9,082Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-Kokomo
45%86.5%2,921$6,276Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-Northwest
37%73.4%3,041$5,970Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Langston University
32%—1,937$11,359Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
74%94.7%1,488$26,661Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Mississippi University for Women
47%90.3%2,193$13,198Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Mississippi Valley State University
27%92.4%2,205$11,812Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Missouri Southern State University
40%97.0%4,147$11,653Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Missouri Western State University
39%—3,716$12,638Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Montana Technological University
58%91.1%1,702$16,240Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
57%44.5%1,622$8,265Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Northern State University
55%93.0%3,708$17,094Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
30%65.5%2,079$11,366Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington
20%96.8%2,885$17,818—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
43%96.8%3,336$22,951—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley
——212——
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton
40%98.5%800$18,934—
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York
15%97.4%677$18,922—
Savannah State University
28%46.1%3,193$8,683Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Shawnee State University
54%68.9%3,231$15,389Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Shepherd University
51%96.8%3,339$12,391Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
South Carolina State University
37%82.6%3,242$18,268Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY at Fredonia
50%77.7%3,179$15,644Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY College at Geneseo
71%66.4%3,945$18,021Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
SUNY Maritime College
66%72.4%1,413$21,781Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online
23%—1,478$14,106Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of South Carolina Aiken
40%78.5%4,022$11,611Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
West Virginia State University
39%96.0%3,246$10,191Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median43%84.5%3,186$13,198

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Explore the federal data for institutions in CSUCI's comparison group.

IPEDS

CSUCI Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] csuci.edu
Phone
805-437-8400
Address
Madera Hall 1900, 1 University Dr., Camarillo CA, 93012

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
Team
5 members
  • 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 Atkins
    Data Manager and Research Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (2)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about California State University-Channel Islands

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CSUCI.

What is the graduation rate at California State University-Channel Islands?

California State University-Channel Islands reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend California State University-Channel Islands?

California State University-Channel Islands reports a total enrollment of 5,592 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at California State University-Channel Islands?

The average net price at California State University-Channel Islands is $9,792 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at California State University-Channel Islands?

California State University-Channel Islands's yield rate is 6.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is California State University-Channel Islands located?

California State University-Channel Islands is located in Camarillo, California 93012.

Who runs Institutional Research at California State University-Channel Islands?

California State University-Channel Islands's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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