| Screen last updated on: October 2026 |
The financial aid information below is valid for the 2026 academic year.
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| Financial aid homepage: |
https://www.csuchico.edu/
fa/cost/
price-calculator.shtml |
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| Undergraduate tuition: |
$6,838; $18,142 out-of-state |
| Additional required fees: |
$70 |
| Book fees: |
$1,174 |
| Miscellaneous expenses: |
$768 |
| Other expenses: |
Estimated expense of transportation for residents. |
| Combined room and board expenses: |
$15,620 |
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| Required form |
Priority date |
Rolling? |
Closing date |
| FAFSA | March 1 | no | N/A |
| Scholarship Application Form (Scholarship application open from January 2nd to February 15th) ? Note: Letters of Recommendations deadline is February 20th, 2026. | N/A | no | N/A |
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| Date award notification begins: |
July 30 |
| Applied for financial aid: |
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| 90% | of first-year students |
| 81% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Determined to have financial need: |
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| 66% | of first-year students |
| 76% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid: |
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| 100% | of first-year students |
| 100% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid: |
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| 43% | of first-year students |
| 44% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid: |
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| 20% | of first-year students |
| 12% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 25% | of first-year students |
| 15% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average percent of need that was met of students who received any need-based aid (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| 61% | for first-year students |
| 55% | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $12,468 | for first-year students |
| $12,297 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based gift award: |
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| $14,474 | for first-year students |
| $13,395 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,829 | for first-year students |
| $5,886 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans): |
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| $4,825 | for first-year students |
| $5,875 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| 12% | of first-year students |
| 7% | of full-time undergraduates |
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| Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits): |
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| $3,609 | for first-year students |
| $3,359 | for full-time undergraduates |
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| Types of loans available: |
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- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct PLUS Loans
- Federal Perkins Loans
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| Need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- need-based (general)
- Federal Pell Grants
- SEOG
- state scholarships/grants
- college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
- private scholarships/grants
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| Non-need-based scholarships/grants available: |
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- non-need-based (general)
- state scholarships/grants
- athletic scholarships
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