California State University, Chico Historical Acceptance Rate

Historical Acceptance Rates

California State University, Chico's overall acceptance rate for the application year 2024 is 91.6%, with 23,611 applicants and 21,623 acceptances. This marks a slight increase from the previous year's rate of 91.1%, where 20,864 students applied and 22,910 were accepted. Historically, acceptance rates have shown a significant upward trend since 2021, when the rate was only 72.3%. The acceptance rates have improved considerably from 72.0% in 2019 and 65.0% in 2018, reflecting the university's increased capacity and possibly a larger applicant pool.