California State
University-Channel Islands
Public College in Camarillo, CA. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $62,152.
A decade after enrolling, the median California State University-Channel Islands student earns $62,152 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. Six-year completion sits at 51%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $15,000, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
California State University-Channel Islands admits 95% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool runs to 8,810, typical for a school of this reach. Only 6% of admitted students enroll — the great majority of admits go elsewhere or nowhere.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 51%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. 72% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Retention drops to 23% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. At 16:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 5,230 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $10,632 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $6,857 while those at $110k+ pay $20,473. About 71% get grants averaging $11,546, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 24% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 555 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $6,857 |
| $30–48k | $7,083 |
| $48–75k | $9,083 |
| $75–110k | $12,286 |
| $110k+ | $20,473 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,267 of these 5,230 students, totalling $8,912,869 — an average of $7,035 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Ventura County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)