unitid 115755 · Arcata, CA · public 4-year · town (remote)
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
- enrollment 2023
- 6,689
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
98%
95th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
5,612
54th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
43%
undergrads on Pell grants
79th pctl among public 4-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
56th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$25,170
65th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$13,171
after aid, aided students
53rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$47,626
after entry, Title IV students
42nd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$18,000
38th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $8,483 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k16%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $26,596
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,250
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 153 | $43,990 | $16,200 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 120 | $50,871 | $15,500 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 98 | $41,148 | $22,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 91 | $58,979 | $16,000 |
| Biology, General. | 85 | $50,531 | $20,200 |
| Social Work. | 66 | $57,147 | $23,286 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 58 | $49,190 | $20,113 |
| Social Work. | 54 | $72,074 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 50 | $35,523 | $17,500 |
| Forestry. | 44 | $63,673 | $22,173 |
| Computer Science. | 42 | — | $17,750 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 40 | $38,092 | $17,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.