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Chico Quick Facts |
- California State University, Chico
(popularly called “Chico State”)
- Founded: 1887
- President: Paul J. Zingg
- School Colors: Cardinal and White
- Mascot: Wildcat
- Student/Faculty Ratio: 24/1
- Average Class Size: 31
- Location: 90 miles north of Sacramento, 174 miles northeast of San Francisco
- Campus Acreage: 119
- Alumni/ae: 130,000
- Full-time Equivalent Students
(fall 2011): 14,984
- Number of Students: 15,920
- Female: 52% Male: 48%
- Freshman Profile (fall 2011 admitted freshmen)—Average High School GPA: 3.31; Mean SAT Scores (composite): 1059
- Students come from 43 nations, 36 states, and 2 U.S. territories
- 95% of the total student population comes from California; 5% are out-of-state or international students
- Student Newspaper: The Orion
- Ten Largest Majors:
- Business Administration
- Psychology
- Liberal Studies (elementary teaching)
- Construction Management
- Criminal Justice
- Kinesiology
- Recreation Administration
- Communication Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Exercise Physiology
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