Quad
California State University-Chico
U. New Mexico

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-Chico grads earn $19.4K more ten years out than U. New Mexico's ($64,172 vs. $44,792)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    California State University-Chico graduates 18 pts more of its students than U. New Mexico (74% vs. 57%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Chico$64.2K
U. New Mexico$44.8K
Graduation rate
California State University-Chico74%
U. New Mexico57%
Retention rate
California State University-Chico81%
U. New Mexico76%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Chico$16.6K
U. New Mexico$18.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Chico32%
U. New Mexico44%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Chico$14.5K
U. New Mexico$14.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Chico53%
U. New Mexico39%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Chico74%
U. New Mexico56%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Chico16%
U. New Mexico24%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Chico55%
U. New Mexico49%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Chico69%
U. New Mexico60%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Chico14 pts lower
U. New Mexico12 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-ChicoU. New Mexico
White69%59%
Asian58%71%
Hispanic/Latino58%52%
Black47%52%
Two or more races69%51%
International49%47%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;California State University-Chico Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why