Chico State earned 55 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 15 in the top 5%, 22 in the top 10% and 17 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #13 of 2,032 in Top Ranked for Nursing, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 55 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 15
Highest placement: #13 of 2,032, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 17
Placements this edition: 328
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has California State University-Chico Earned?
California State University-Chico holds 55 ranking badges across 17 fields of study, 16 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
15
Top 10%
22
Top 15%
17
Total
55
What Is California State University-Chico Known For?
California State University-Chico is best known for Agriculture: 7 of its 54 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Sociology and Teacher Education Grade Specific.
How Does California State University-Chico Rank in Athletics?
California State University-Chico earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #10 of 57 in Outdoor Track and Field (D2) (top 18%).
How Does California State University-Chico Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, California State University-Chico earned 1 badge across 1 online program in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #4 of 112 in Most Popular Online for Sociology.
How Does California State University-Chico Rank for Veterans?
California State University-Chico earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,062 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 22%).
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. California State University-Chico appears in 328 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team