Quad
California State University-Chico
Portland State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    California State University-Chico graduates 17 pts more of its students than Portland State (74% vs. 58%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    California State University-Chico grads earn $6.3K more ten years out than Portland State's ($64,172 vs. $57,906)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
California State University-Chico$64.2K
Portland State$57.9K
Graduation rate
California State University-Chico74%
Portland State58%
Retention rate
California State University-Chico81%
Portland State76%

Borrowing

Median debt
California State University-Chico$16.6K
Portland State$20.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
California State University-Chico32%
Portland State32%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Chico$14.5K
Portland State$17.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
California State University-Chico53%
Portland State45%
Credential within 8 years, all students
California State University-Chico74%
Portland State58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
California State University-Chico16%
Portland State21%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
California State University-Chico55%
Portland State53%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
California State University-Chico69%
Portland State52%
Pell graduation gap
California State University-Chico14 pts lower
Portland State1 pts higher

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCalifornia State University-ChicoPortland State
White69%51%
Asian58%68%
Hispanic/Latino58%50%
Black47%54%
Two or more races69%53%
International49%Not shown: under 30 students

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