California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Arcata, California · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Remote

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $13,751. 44% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $54,882 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $17,297.

Average net price
$13,751
per year Verified data
Completion rate
44%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$54,882
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$17,297
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$8,824
Out-of-state tuition and fees$22,144
Average cost of attendance$27,011
Books and supplies$890
Room and board, on campus$14,306
Average net price, all aided students$13,751
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$9,950
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,229

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
98%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
5,612
Graduate enrollment
576
Students receiving Pell grants
46%
Student to faculty ratio
16 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time44%
Completion within normal time22%
First-year retention (full-time)76%
Median federal debt, graduates$17,297
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$197
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$21,433
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry64%
1 year after completion$35,324
4 years after completion$51,571
6 years after entry$42,873
8 years after entry$48,720
10 years after entry$54,882
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $54,882; the middle half earned $34,389 to $78,177. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

73 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (51)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
28$30,842$21,565
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
96$38,739$19,700
Botany/Plant Biology
CIP 26.03 · No credentials fully online
24$33,531$15,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
78$42,898$17,900
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
12$46,755Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
39$50,635$25,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
27$36,420$15,346
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
46$27,744$13,427
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
20$63,749$28,500
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$23,846
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
16$17,326$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
63$24,179$14,500
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
CIP 03.03 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Forestry
CIP 03.05 · No credentials fully online
51$45,692$20,500
Geography and Cartography
CIP 45.07 · No credentials fully online
18$39,506Suppressed for privacy
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
CIP 40.06 · No credentials fully online
27$40,723$20,900
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacy$16,446
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
23$29,210$17,109
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
38$39,112$18,900
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online
58$58,068$20,297
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
116$31,332$15,683
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
CIP 31.01 · No credentials fully online
7$22,362Suppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, General
CIP 40.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
17$39,244Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
130$34,234$15,227
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0$39,023Suppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
39$43,207$21,478
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
25$34,612Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
51$31,219$15,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
CIP 03.06 · No credentials fully online
88$31,970$15,000
Zoology/Animal Biology
CIP 26.07 · No credentials fully online
33$29,301$17,871
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (14)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
21$60,485Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
CIP 03.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
33$61,167Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
30$56,379Suppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
57$67,848Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (4)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
CIP 13.06 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Museology/Museum Studies
CIP 30.14 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 115755, OPEID 001149. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.