California State University: Channel Islands is a public institution in Camarillo, CA with an acceptance rate of 95% and 5,290 students. The average net price after financial aid is $13,540 per year.
About California State University: Channel Islands
A public 4-year rural university in Camarillo, CA.
California State University: Channel Islands is a college in Camarillo, CA. It enrolls roughly 5,290 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 95%.
Your chances at this school
What admitted students look like here. Sign in to see how your own profile compares.
Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.
What strengthens an application here
- Depth in one or two activitiesSustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.
Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.
Admissions
What it actually takes to get into California State University: Channel Islands. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.
Application requirements
- Test-optional
Deadlines (2026-27)
- Regular Decision
- Nov 30, 2026
Source: the college's own admissions site, 2026-27 cycle — this college is not on the Common App (verified Sep 2026). Always confirm on the college's own site.
Cost & financial aid
Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at California State University: Channel Islands after grants and scholarships.
Net price by family income
Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.
Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.
Academics & majors
Where students at California State University: Channel Islands concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.
Student body
Who attends California State University: Channel Islands. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.
Race & ethnicity
- White25%
- Asian8%
- Hispanic65%
- Black2%
- International1%
Gender
- Female66%
- Male34%
Outcomes after graduation
What California State University: Channel Islands graduates do next — and what they earn.
Is it worth it?
Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.
- Median earnings
- $62.2k
- Typical debt
- $12.5k
- Avg. net price
- $13.5k/yr
- These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
- Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
- Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
- Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.
What this means
$62k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 53% graduation rate is below the national average.
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