The official page for California State University, Chico (Chico State).
Founded in 1887, California State University, Chico is the second oldest CSU campus and one of the highest ranked master’s level public universities in the West. Popularly known as Chico State, the university has 100 degree programs and majors through its seven colleges and five schools.
California State University, Chico is a comprehensive university principally serving Northern California, our state, and nation through excellence in instruction, research, creative activity, and public service. The University is committed to assist students in their search for knowledge and understanding and to prepare them with the attitudes, skills, and habits of lifelong learning in order to assume responsibility in a democratic community and to be useful members of a global society.
