California State University-Channel Islands

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for California State University-Channel Islands

California State University-Channel Islands operates as a public institution located in Camarillo, California (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 5,013 students of which 6,163 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 University-Channel Islands is categorized as “20” 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 94.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,849, with published in-state tuition of $7,159 and a Pell grant recipient share of 46.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $15,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 52.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.4%. Graduates earn a median of $62,152 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,785 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 164900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.6% 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.