California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt operates as a public institution located in Arcata, California (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 5,612 students of which 6,136 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,171, with published in-state tuition of $8,250 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 47.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.0%. Graduates earn a median of $47,626 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,382 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 313100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 48.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.