College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and California State University - Chico has received a top placement. You can read more about this year’s release or continue on for details on how your school did in this year’s report.
This page was created to give you an overview of how Chico State fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.
2025 Ranking Overview
This media kit includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:
Bachelor’s Degree Rankings
Rankings by Major
In addition to the top overall ranking, Chico State has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:
Ranking Name
Rank
Out Of
Percentile
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
47
89.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 120
959
87.5%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 202
1,187
83.0%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 88
502
82.5%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 184
1,055
82.6%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
51
84.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
332
81.6%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178
1,150
84.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 61
366
83.3%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 194
933
79.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
925
82.4%
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 111
506
78.1%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 100
533
81.2%
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools 105
535
80.4%
Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
43
74.4%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
257
75.5%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 94
371
74.7%
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
165
70.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 96
320
70.0%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 2
11
81.8%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools 131
417
68.6%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
76
71.1%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 9
53
83.0%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 2
9
77.8%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 6
32
81.3%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 9
49
81.6%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 162
540
70.0%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 153
460
66.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 9
49
81.6%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 3
12
75.0%
Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 2
6
66.7%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 8
36
77.8%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 9
34
73.5%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 12
53
77.4%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 9
37
75.7%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 37
132
72.0%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 28
112
75.0%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 33
111
70.3%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 19
62
69.4%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 27
98
72.5%
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 7
22
68.2%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California 19
60
68.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region 12
36
66.7%
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