California State University-Channel Islands

California State University-Channel Islands is a public college in Camarillo, CA. Its average net price is $8,534 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$5,195
$30,001 to $48,000$6,122
$48,001 to $75,000$7,141
$75,001 to $110,000$10,785
$110,001 and up$20,024
$7,596Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$20,916Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$8,534Average Net Price
$17,590Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$966Books and Supplies
$3,936Other Expenses
52.3%Students on Pell Grants
23.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

94.8%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$51,599
8 years after entry$59,991
10 years after entry$66,328
54.9%Graduation Rate
72.4%Retention Rate
$14,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Camarillo, CALocation
Fringe ruralSetting
5,013Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$40,586 n=135$16,245 Small program - rough guide n=68
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians$62,001 National median for this major n=63Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,880 n=286$13,537 n=216
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$44,144 n=137$11,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$77,337 Small program - rough guide n=71$17,875 Small program - rough guide n=35
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education, Other$35,852 Small program - rough guide n=79$14,380 Small program - rough guide n=52
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
English Language and Literature, General$35,402 Small program - rough guide n=45$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925$15,800 Small program - rough guide n=31
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$43,384 National median for this major n=1,509Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$39,350 n=236$12,875 n=167
History$40,324 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Liberal Arts$35,509 Small program - rough guide n=75$15,000 Small program - rough guide n=63
Mathematics$50,049 Small program - rough guide n=34Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$38,484 Small program - rough guide n=42Not published
Psychology$37,351 n=373$12,500 n=296
Registered Nursing$107,988 n=141$20,083 Small program - rough guide n=82
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Sociology$43,644 n=207$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=85
Studio Art$26,458 Small program - rough guide n=71$18,200 Small program - rough guide n=52
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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