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{{Short description|Public university in Chico, California}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = California State University, Chico
 | native_name            = 
 | image                  = Caifornia stat univ chico seal.svg
 | image_size             = 150
 | latin_name             = 
 | motto                  = "Today Decides Tomorrow"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/style-guide/_assets/documents/chico-state-logo-standards-guide.pdf |title=Chico State Logo Standards Guidelines |website=csuchico.edu |access-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209191248/https://www.csuchico.edu/style-guide/_assets/documents/chico-state-logo-standards-guide.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | logo                   = Chico-State-Single-Line-Wordmark.svg
 | logo_upright           = 1.3
 | established            = {{start date and age|1887}}
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | parent                 = [[California State University]]
 | accreditation          = [[WASC Senior College and University Commission|WSCUC]]
 | endowment              = $97.9 million (2023-24)<br />{{small|(millions)}}<ref>As of June 30, 2024. {{Cite web |title=Public NCSE Tables |url=https://www.nacubo.org/Research/2024/Public-NCSE-Tables |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.nacubo.org}}</ref>
 | budget                 = $261.8 million (2024-25)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/bud/_assets/documents/campus-budget-plans/2024-25-campus-budget-plan.pdf |title=2024-25 Campus Budget Plan |website=csuchico.edu |archive-date=May 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525005854/https://www.csuchico.edu/bud/_assets/documents/campus-budget-plans/2024-25-campus-budget-plan.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | president              = [[Stephen Perez]]
 | provost                = Leslie Cornick
 | dean                   = 
 | administrative_staff   = 1,061 (Fall 2024)<ref name=ChicoFacts>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/about/chico-facts.shtml |title=Chico Facts |publisher=California State University, Chico|archive-date=April 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423043529/https://www.csuchico.edu/about/chico-facts.shtml|url-status=live }}</ref>
 | faculty                = 848 (Fall 2024)<ref name=ChicoFacts/>
 | students               = 14,581 (Fall 2024)<ref name=ChicoFacts/>
 | undergrad              = 13,392 (Fall 2024)<ref name=ChicoFacts/>
 | postgrad               = 1,189 (Fall 2024)<ref name=ChicoFacts/>
 | city                   = [[Chico, California|Chico]]
 | state                  = [[California]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Wikidatacoord|Q1026912|region:US-CA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Midsize city<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csumentor.edu/select/compareview/Default.asp?sortby=3&switchto= |title=CSUMentor - Explore Campuses - Comparative View |publisher=Csumentor.edu |access-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-date=October 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003085655/http://www.csumentor.edu/select/compareview/Default.asp?sortby=3&switchto= |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Chico&s=all&id=110538 |title=IPEDS-California State University, Chico |access-date=2024-01-10 |archive-date=2024-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110014243/https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Chico&s=all&id=110538 |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | campus_size            = Central Campus: {{cvt|119|acre|ha}}<br />Total: {{cvt|3,249|acre|ha}}
 | former_names           = Northern Branch State Normal School of California (1887–1921)<br />Chico State Teachers College (1921–1935)<br />Chico State College (1935–1972)
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division II]] – [[California Collegiate Athletic Association|CCAA]]
 | colors                 = Chico red, cornerstone gray, black, and white<ref name="visual-identity">{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/style-guide/_assets/documents/identity-guide-overview1.pdf |title=Visual Identity Overview |access-date=August 19, 2021 |archive-date=August 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820024543/https://www.csuchico.edu/style-guide/_assets/documents/identity-guide-overview1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><br />{{color box|#9D2235}}&nbsp;{{color box|#75787B}}&nbsp;{{color box|black}}&nbsp;{{color box|white}}
 | sports_nickname        = [[Chico State Wildcats|Wildcats]]<ref name="csuchico.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/about/chico-facts.shtml |title=Chico Facts - CSU, Chico |access-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509023258/http://www.csuchico.edu/about/chico-facts.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | mascot                 = Willie the Wildcat
 | free_label2            = Newspaper
 | free2                  = ''[[The Orion (California State University, Chico)|The Orion]]''
 | website                = {{URL|www.csuchico.edu/}}
}}

'''California State University, Chico''' ('''Chico State'''<ref name="visual-identity"/>) is a [[public university]] in [[Chico, California]], United States. It was founded in 1887 as one of about 180 "[[normal school]]s" founded by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century and state universities in the late 20th century.<ref>Christine Ogren, ''The American State Normal School: 'An Instrument of Great Good' '' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) pp. 1–5, 213–235; [https://books.google.com/books?id=mUDHAAAAQBAJ&dq=OGREN+Christine&pg=PP1 online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509023503/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_American_State_Normal_School/mUDHAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=OGREN+Christine&pg=PP1&printsec=frontcover |date=2024-05-09 }}.</ref> It is the second oldest campus in the [[California State University]] system. As of the fall 2020 semester, the university had a total enrollment of 16,630 students. The university offers 126 [[bachelor's degree]] programs, 35 [[master's degree]] programs, and four types of [[teaching credential]]s. Chico is a [[Hispanic-serving institution]] (HSI).

==History==
[[File:Kendall Hall as seen from Laxson Auditorium-01006.jpg|thumb|The historic campus of CSU Chico.]]
[[File:Trinity Hall as seen from George Petersen Rose Garden.jpg|thumb|Trinity Hall as seen from George Petersen Rose Garden]]

On March 12, 1887, a legislative act was enacted to create the Northern Branch of the [[California State Normal School]]. Less than a month later, Chico was chosen as the location. In 1887, General [[John Bidwell]] donated {{convert|8|acre|ha}} of land from his cherry orchard. On July 4, 1888, the first cornerstone was laid. On September 3, 1889, doors opened for the 90 enrolled students. The library opened on January 11, 1890, with 350 books. On June 20, 1891, the first graduation took place, a class of 15.

In 1910, [[Annie Bidwell|Annie Kennedy Bidwell]] donated an additional {{convert|2|acre|ha}} of land to be used for work with elementary agriculture. The next year Mrs. Bidwell donated an orange orchard lot 55 × {{convert|440|ft|m}} as the children's playground, which is connected to the Training School.<ref name=csuchico>{{cite web |last=Bailey |first=Mary Ellen |title=University Archives: Chico State Normal School (1887-1921) |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/time1.html |access-date=January 6, 2008 |archive-date=December 25, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071225233115/http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/time1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1921, legislation was enacted to change the school's name to Chico State Teacher's College. In 1922, Chico State Teacher's College added a junior college curriculum and awarded a certificate after two years. Also in 1922, [[Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park|Bidwell Mansion]] was turned into a women's dormitory. In 1923 the first college paper, ''The Collegian'', was published. In 1924, the state Board of Education allowed the school to grant [[Bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] degrees. Also in 1924, the [[Bobcat|wildcat]] was chosen as the [[mascot]]. In 1927 a gym was built on the grounds of Bidwell Mansion. In 1929, the cornerstone for the new administration building was laid on top of Normal Building's original cornerstone.

In 1935, Bidwell Hall was turned into a recreation and student center—the first student union. Also in 1935 a legislative act changed the college name from Chico State Teachers College to Chico State College. In 1937 evening classes started on campus and athletic fields were purchased from the Chico Board of Education.

In 1948, dorms for 500 male students were set up on west side of Warner Street. The buildings were built during [[World War II]] and were used as bachelor quarters for a Marine Hospital in [[Klamath Falls, Oregon]].

In 1950, California's governor allowed state colleges to grant Master of Arts degrees. In 1951 the college reorganized from 18 departments into seven divisions with chairmen. Then in 1956 a new flagpost and sign in front of Kendall Hall was donated by the class of 1956. In the following year, 1957, a new [[cafeteria]] was built and the rose gardens were planted. In 1958 the first "telecourse" was taught, Psychology 51.

[[File:Chico State, Arts & Humanities Building, in March 2020.jpg|thumb|upright|The Arts & Humanities Building is one of the newest buildings on campus. It opened in July 2016.<ref>''[https://today.csuchico.edu/arts-and-humanities-building-opens/ New Arts and Humanities Building opens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326192750/https://today.csuchico.edu/arts-and-humanities-building-opens/ |date=2020-03-26 }}'', in: Chico State Today, July 28, 2016, retrieved on March 26, 2020.</ref>]]

In 1972, Chico State College became California State University, Chico.

In 1975, broadcasts of classes through [[closed-circuit television]] were used for the first time by residents in [[Oroville, California|Oroville]], [[Marysville, California|Marysville]] and [[Colusa, California|Colusa]]. Also in 1975,'' [[The Orion (California State University, Chico)|The Orion]]'', the campus student newspaper, published its first issue. In 1977, the other campus paper, ''The Wildcat'', changed its name to ''[[News and Review|Chico News and Review]]'' and moved off campus to become an independent publication. In 1978 bike riding was restricted on campus.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://chicoaccordingto.com/california-state-university/ |title=Cal State, Chico, History |access-date=December 25, 2019 |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226034912/http://chicoaccordingto.com/california-state-university/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1987, Chico State was ranked as the top party school in the nation by ''[[Playboy]].''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.snopes.com/college/admin/playboy.asp |title=Playboy's Party Schools |publisher=[[Snopes.com]] |year=2008 |first= |last= |access-date=May 17, 2007}}</ref>

CSU Chico opened its first sub-campus in [[Redding, California|Redding]], affiliated with [[Shasta College]], in 2007.

In 2005, student [[Matt's Law|Matt Carrington]] was [[List of hazing deaths in the United States|hazed to death]] at the [[Chi Tau (local)]] house, which had previously been expelled from the university in 2001 due to violations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna13529682 |title=Hazing death at Chico State |work=[[NBC News]] |date=June 26, 2006 |first=Keith |last=Morrison |access-date=January 18, 2009 |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819231343/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13529682/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Carrington died as a result of [[water intoxication]] during a hazing session involving the victim being forced to exercise and drink large quantities of water.

In 2010, the President of the Associated Student body, Joseph Igbineweka, was stabbed in a racially motivated attack.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-19/justice/california.student.stabbed_1_chico-state-joe-wills-violent-crimes?_s=PM:CRIME |work=CNN |title=California college's student president stabbed; hate crime alleged |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008055755/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-04-19/justice/california.student.stabbed_1_chico-state-joe-wills-violent-crimes?_s=PM:CRIME |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2011, CSU, Chico received a Civic Learning Initiative Grant from the [[W. M. Keck Foundation]] to extend its efforts to establish civic engagement as a key component of students' academic success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/news/current-news/01-31-11-civic-engagement-keck-grant.shtml |title=Civic Learning Initiative Receives Grant from W. M. Keck Foundation - CSU, Chico News - CSU, Chico |publisher=Csuchico.edu |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207212752/http://www.csuchico.edu/news/current-news/01-31-11-civic-engagement-keck-grant.shtml |archive-date=February 7, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Academics==
[[File:Chico State Campus – New Science Building-00751.jpg|thumb|Facade of the new 110,200-square-foot Science Building]]
The university has more than 75 departments<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/colleges_departments.shtml |title=Colleges and Departments |publisher=Chico State |year=2008 |access-date=January 4, 2007 |archive-date=January 3, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103131337/http://www.csuchico.edu/colleges_departments.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> and offers more than 150 undergraduate degrees.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/ProgramSearch/ |title=Program Search |publisher=Chico State |year=2008 |access-date=January 4, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102003257/http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/ProgramSearch/ |archive-date=January 2, 2007}}</ref> It is organized into seven colleges and four schools:

* College of Agriculture
* College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
** School of Social Work
* College of Business
* College of Communication & Education
** School of Education
* College of Engineering, Computer Science, & Construction Management
* College of Humanities & Fine Arts
** School of the Arts
* College of Natural Sciences
** School of Nursing

The university's library, the Meriam Library, has several special collections of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] and Californian history.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/library/libadmin/collections.htm |title=Library Collections |publisher=Meriam Library |year=2008 |access-date=January 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130075806/http://www.csuchico.edu/library/libadmin/collections.htm |archive-date=November 30, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Rankings===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
{{Infobox US university ranking
| Forbes = 204
| USNWR_REG = 20
| Wamo_MASTERSU = 6
| THE_WSJ = 343
}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="float:right; text-align:center"
|-
! colspan=4 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF; {{box-shadow border|a|#FF0000|2px}}"| 2025 USNWR Graduate School Rankings<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite magazine |title=California State University–Chico - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings |magazine=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/california-state-university-chico-110538/overall-rankings |archive-date=May 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525011224/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/california-state-university-chico-110538/overall-rankings|url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Program
! Ranking
|-
| [[Fine Arts]]
| 110
|-
| [[Social Work]]
| 172
|-
| [[Speech–language pathology|Speech–Language Pathology]]
| 175
|-
| [[Public policy school|Public Affairs]]
| 200
|}
{{col-end}}

According to the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' 2025 college rankings, Chico State was ranked at 14th for "Best Colleges for [[Veterans]]", 11th in Top Public Schools, 23rd in Top Performers on [[Social Mobility]], 62nd in Best [[Undergraduate]] [[Engineering]] Programs, and 218th in [[Nursing]].<ref name="usnews.com">{{cite web |title=''U.S. News'' Best College Rankings |year=2025 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/california-state-university-chico-1146/overall-rankings |access-date=May 24, 2025 |archive-date=January 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120143258/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/california-state-university-chico-1146/overall-rankings|url-status=live }}</ref>

==Campus==
The California State University, Chico campus consists of a 119-acre main campus, the 800-acre [[Paul L. Byrne]] Memorial University Farm, and 2,330-acres of ecological reserves. These reserves include the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) and the [[Butte Creek Ecological Reserve|Butte Creek Ecological Preserve (BCEP)]].<ref name=ChicoFacts/>

===Early construction===
[[File:Kendall Hall, Chico State (2023)-L1003366.jpg|thumb|Kendall Hall in June 2023]]
The construction of the normal school building was begun in September 1887. It was a large brick building, consisting of three stories and full basement. It was of Romanesque design with Elizabethan gables and artificial stone trimmings. The building was destroyed by a fire in 1927. The current administration building Kendall Hall was built on the site of the normal school in 1929.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/campbuild.html |title=University Archives - Campus Buildings |publisher=Csuchico.edu |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316221219/http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/campbuild.html |archive-date=March 16, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Colusa Hall, completed in 1921 is the oldest building on campus. Today it is used as a conference and public events facility.<ref name="CampusBuildings">{{cite web |title=Campus Buildings |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/traditions/campus/buildings.shtml |access-date=July 15, 2015 |website=csuchico.edu |archive-date=October 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012235613/http://www.csuchico.edu/traditions/campus/buildings.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Alfred E. Warren House]], built by noted Californian architect [[Julia Morgan]] in 1922–23, serves as the university president's residence.

===Arboretum===
The Campus Arboretum is located along [[Big Chico Creek]].

Nearby [[Bidwell Park]] includes {{convert|29|acre}} of a former arboretum, now run somewhat wild, which contains trees such as English [[oak]]s, [[Crataegus|hawthorn]], [[Prunus cerasifera|cherry plum]], [[bay laurel]], [[cork oak]], [[Ponderosa Pine|ponderosa]], [[aleppo]], and [[Monterey pine]]s, [[willow]], [[mulberry]], [[American linden|linden]], [[maple]], [[catalpa]], [[pine]], and [[eucalyptus]], collected from around the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Grounds - University Archives |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/campgrounds.html |publisher=Meriam Library -- Special Collections |access-date=December 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531202343/http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/campgrounds.html |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Residence halls===
Currently, the university can accommodate 2,150<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/housing/documents/UHFS_Annual_Report_2011_2012.pdf |title=UHFS Annual Report 2011-2012 |website=csuchico.edu}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> or approximately 13% of the student body in seven on-campus residential halls. Most buildings on campus are named after California counties.

===Meriam library===
In 1959, Chico State College Library was built. The library was expanded and renamed to the "Learning Activities Resource Center" (LARC) in 1975. It was in 1985 when the library gained another expansion and its current name, Meriam Library. A fourth floor of the library was constructed in 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://library.csuchico.edu/about/history |title=History of Meriam Library |website=library.csuchio.edu |access-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514002119/https://library.csuchico.edu/about/history |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Student life==
[[File:Laxson Auditorium - California State University, Chico - DSC03133.JPG|thumb|Chico State campus: Laxson Auditorium]]

===Associated Students, Chico===
{{Main|Associated Students, Chico}}

Associated Students, Chico is the [[student government]] at California State University, Chico.

===Office of Student Life and Leadership===
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{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;"
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023
|-
! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: California State University-Chico |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/diversity/demographics.shtml |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-date=May 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508013809/https://www.csuchico.edu/diversity/demographics.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total
|-
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]]
|align=right| {{bartable|67.9|%|2||background:cyan}}
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]]
|align=right| {{bartable|19.2|%|2||background:green}}
|-
| Two or more races{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|10.1|%|2||background:violet}}
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]]
|align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:orange}}
|-
| [[African Americans|Black]]
|align=right| {{bartable|2.1|%|2||background:purple}}
|-
| American Indian/Alaskan Native 
|align=right| {{bartable|0.8|%|2||background:brown}}
|-
| Pacific Islander
|align=right| {{bartable|0.5|%|2||background:yellow}}
|-
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]]
|-
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|42|%|2||background:blue}}
|-
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}}
|align=right| {{bartable|58|%|2||background:red}}
|}

Student Life and Leadership, formally the Student Activities Office, incorporates three programs: Student Organizations and Leadership Education (SOLE), Fraternity and Sorority Affairs (FSA), and Recreational Sports.

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===Town Hall Meeting===
Chico State has an annual event where Chico State students gather in a public area and discuss most current policy issues with their peers. Faculty members are also involved.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/fye/events/town-hall-meeting/index.shtml |title=The CSU, Chico Town Hall Meeting |access-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-date=April 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427174230/https://www.csuchico.edu/fye/events/town-hall-meeting/index.shtml |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===The Great Debate===
The Great Debate was created to drive members of both the campus and the community to take part in a conversation about important issues. A different topic is chosen every semester.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/fye/events/great-debate/index.shtml |title=Chico Great Debate |access-date=2019-12-14 |archive-date=2020-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427174133/https://www.csuchico.edu/fye/events/great-debate/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Greek life===
{{as of|2017|May}} Chico State has 30 [[fraternities and sororities]], making up approximately 12 percent of the student population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/fsa/ |title=Fraternity and Sorority Affairs |website=www.csuchico.edu |language=en |access-date=April 26, 2017 |archive-date=April 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430044029/http://www.csuchico.edu/fsa/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Demographics===
{|  class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:10px; text-align:center; margin:auto"
|+ Fall First-Time Freshmen Statistics
|-
! &nbsp;
! 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2024-25|url=https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2025.pdf|access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref>
! 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2023-24|url=https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2024.pdf|access-date=2024-06-10|archive-date=May 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519104926/https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2024.pdf}}</ref>
! 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2022-23|url=https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2023.pdf|access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref>
! 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2021-22|url=https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2022.pdf |access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref>
! 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Common Data Set 2020-21|url=https://www.csuchico.edu/ir/_assets/documents/cds-2021.pdf |access-date=2024-06-08}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Applicants
| 23,611 || 22,910 || 22,137 || 19,990 || 19,999 
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Admits
| 21,623 || 20,864 || 20,324 || 17,056 || 18,034
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Admit rate
| 91.58% || 91.07% || 91.81% || 85.32% || 90.17%
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Enrolled
| 2,198 || 2,171 || 2,021 || 1,926 || 2,316
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Yield Rate
| 10.17% || 10.41% || 9.94% || 11.29% || 12.84%
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Average GPA
| 3.39 || 3.40 || 3.42 || 3.37 || 3.34
|}

Male to Female Percentage: 43:57%<ref name=ChicoFacts/>

CSU Chico along with [[CSU Bakersfield]] has the second largest enrollment percentage of Native Americans in the Cal State system.<ref name="Ethnicity Enrollment Profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm |title=Ethnicity Enrollment Profile |website=www.calstate.edu |access-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-date=October 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025201228/https://www.calstate.edu/as/stat_reports/2018-2019/feth02.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Student media===

KCSC Radio was founded in 1951. The university's student-run weekly newspaper, [[The Orion (California State University, Chico)|''The Orion'']] first began publishing in 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theorion.com/site/about/ |title=About |publisher=The Orion |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-date=November 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102083301/http://theorion.com/site/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1989, ''The Orion'' won the [[National Pacemaker Award]], the first of nine times the paper has won the top prize in college journalism. In 2009, ''The Orion'' won the National Pacemaker Award for the 11th time at the College Media Convention.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

In 1997 Wild Oak Music Group, an independent record company, was founded and is run by the Music Industry students within the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

==Athletics==
{{main|Chico State Wildcats}}
The university's athletic teams are known as the Chico State Wildcats. The school sponsors [[College soccer in the United States|soccer]], [[college basketball|basketball]], [[golf]], [[cross country running|cross country]], and [[track and field]] for both men and women. The school sponsors [[softball]] and [[volleyball]] for women, and [[college baseball|baseball]] for men. The school's [[athletic director]] is Anita Barker. The school competes in [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) in the [[California Collegiate Athletic Association]] (CCAA).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/athletics/ |title=Wildcat Athletics |publisher=California State University, Chico |year=2006 |access-date=January 4, 2007 |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118092119/http://www.csuchico.edu/athletics/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 1998, Chico State's athletic teams have won 99 NCAA Championship berths, 40 CCAA titles, 24 West Region titles, and 15 NCAA national titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/best-of-csuchico/athletics.shtml/ |title=Competing with NCAA Elite - Best of Chico State - CSU, Chico |publisher=Csuchico.edu |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112155953/http://www.csuchico.edu/best-of-csuchico/athletics.shtml |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Wildcats softball team won the first [[AIAW Champions#Fastpitch Softball|AIAW Division III national championship]] in 1980, led by pitcher [[Texas Woman's Pioneers#Individual sports|Kathy Arendsen]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Hall of Fame Committee Salutes the 1980 Softball Team |url=http://chicowildcats.com/documents/2012/4/19/1995_Hall_of_Fame.pdf |access-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930154544/https://chicowildcats.com/documents/2012/4/19/1995_Hall_of_Fame.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Chico excels in cross country and track and field in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://goccaa.org/sports/2015/12/30/champions.aspx |date=October 17, 2020 |title=CCAA Champions |access-date=October 17, 2020 |archive-date=August 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814032558/https://goccaa.org/sports/2015/12/30/champions.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Wildcats of Chico State earned six team NCAA championships at the Division II level.<ref name="champ">{{cite web |title=Championships Summary |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-date=March 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320185655/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> NCAA Division II individual championships by Scott Bauhs (2008) Men's cross country and J. J. Jakovac (2002, 2004) and Kyle Souza (2011) Men's Golf Championships.

* '''Men's Team (6)'''
** [[NCAA Division II baseball tournament|Baseball]] (2): 1997, 1999
** [[NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships|Golf]] (1): 1966
** [[NCAA Men's Division II Swimming and Diving Championships|Swimming and diving]] (3): 1973, 1974, 1976

==Sustainability==
[[File:C7749.jpg|225px|right|thumb|The Chico State Motto, "Today decides tomorrow"]]

Chico State made ''[[The Princeton Review]]''{{'s}} 2011 "Guide to Green Colleges", honoring campuses that "demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities, and career preparation."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/best-of-csuchico/sustainability.shtml/ |title=Topping the Green List - Best of Chico State - CSU, Chico |publisher=Csuchico.edu |access-date=November 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112161038/http://www.csuchico.edu/best-of-csuchico/sustainability.shtml |archive-date=November 12, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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===Notable alumni===
{{see also|Category:California State University, Chico alumni}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:30%;"| Name !! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:42%;"| Known for !! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:28%;"| Relationship to Chico
|-
|[[Annette Abbott Adams]] || First female [[Assistant Attorney General of the United States]] ||
|-
| [[Nelson Briles]] || Former Major League Baseball player ||
|-
| [[Donald J. Butz]] || United States Air Force major general ||
|-
|[[John Canzano]] || Sports Writer || BA in English, 1995
|-
|[[Richard Campbell (American musician)|Richard Campbell]] || Musician ||
|-
|[[Don Carlsen]] || Former NFL referee retired 2012 ||
|-
|[[Doug Chapman (stuntman)|Doug Chapman]] || Actor || BA, 1994
|-
|[[Rocky Chávez]] || served in the [[California State Assembly]] || BA in English, 1973
|-
|[[Raymond Carver]] || Author ||
|-
|[[Clay Dalrymple]] || Former Major League Baseball player ||
|-
|[[Mark Davis (American football)|Mark Davis]] || Owner [[Las Vegas Raiders]] ||
|-
|[[Amanda Detmer]] || Actress ||
|-
|[[Big Poppa E]] || Professional [[slam poet]] || Attended 1994–2000 (Journalism)
|-
|[[Clair Engle]] || United States Senator || BA, 1930
|-
|[[Horace Dove-Edwin]] || Olympian || MA in exercise science, 1999
|-
|[[Joddie Gleason]]
|College basketball coach
|
|-
|[[Megan Gormley]] || Director, Events and Corporate Merchandise, Western Golf Association ||
|-
|[[Ken Grossman]] || Co-founder [[Sierra Nevada Brewing Company]] ||
|-
|[[Brandon Harkins]] || Professional golfer ||
|-
|[[Joseph Hilbe]] || Statistician and philosopher ||BA in Philosophy
|-
|[[Dominik Jakubek]] || Goalkeeper for Major League Soccer || BA Liberal Studies 2009
|-
|[[Troy Johnson (writer)|Troy Johnson]] || Food critic, TV judge of [[Food Network]] shows || BA Speech Communications and Poetry 1997
|-
|[[Mat Kearney]] || Columbia recording artist || Attended Chico State for 2 years
|-
|[[Adnan Khashoggi]] || Saudi businessman ||
|-
|[[Sandra Lerner]] || Co-founder of [[Cisco Systems]] || BA Political Science 1975
|-
|[[Michael Messner]] || [[Sociologist]], Professor at the [[University of Southern California]] || BA, 1974; MA, 1976
|-
|[[Tirin Moore]] || Neuroscientist and Professor at Stanford University / HHMI ||BA, 1990
|-
|[[Bob Mulholland]] || Political strategist ||
|-
|[[Troy Neiman]] || Baseball player ||
|-
|[[Matt Olmstead]] || Writer and television producer ||
|-
|[[Kathleen O'Neal Gear]] || Historian and archaeologist || BA and MA
|-
|[[Maureen O'Toole]] || Olympic silver medalist ||
|-
|[[Michael Polenske]] || Entrepreneur & vintner || Bachelors in Finance<ref name=Nalley>{{cite web |last=Nalley |first=Richard |title=Napa Valley: The Entrepreneur's Tour |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnalley/2012/10/19/napa-valley-the-entrepreneurs-tour/ |work=Forbes Life |access-date=17 April 2013 |archive-date=14 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414010309/http://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnalley/2012/10/19/napa-valley-the-entrepreneurs-tour/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Lubna al Qasimi]] || Minister for Economy and Planning of the [[United Arab Emirates]] || BS in Computer Science
|-
|[[Ed Rollins]] || Political strategist || BA, 1968
|-
|[[Thom Ross]] || Artist || degree in fine arts, 1974
|-
|[[Gene Scott]] || Ordained minister and religious broadcaster || BA and MA
|-
|[[Carolyn Shoemaker]] || Astronomer ||
|-
|[[Joshua Singleton (Close Enough)|Joshua Singleton]] || Television installer & video game designer<br>(animated series ''Close Enough'' character) ||
|-
|[[Glynnis Talken]] || Author || BA
|-
|[[Dale Thayer]] || Major League Baseball player ||
|-
|[[Mark Thoma]] || Economist || BA, 1980
|-
|[[Mike Thompson (California politician)|Mike Thompson]] || Member of the [[United States Congress]] ||
|-
|[[Mark Ulriksen]] ||Painter||
|-
|[[Johannes van Overbeek]] ||Race car driver||
|-
|[[Patrick Vaughan]] ||Historian||
|-
|[[Tamilee Webb]]
|Actress and fitness pioneer
|BA, MA 1996
|-
|[[Bill Wattenburg]] || Radio host, author, inventor ||
|-
|[[Chris Wondolowski]] || Forward for Major League Soccer ||
|-
|[[Don Young]] || Former member of the [[United States Congress]] || BA, 1958
|}

===Faculty===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:30%;"| Name !! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:42%;"| Known for !! style="background:#e5e5e5; width:28%;"| Relationship to Chico
|-
|[[John Gardner (novelist)|John Gardner]] || Author || Professor of English
|-
|[[Michael Gillis]] || Historian || Lecturer in history
|-
|[[Carolivia Herron]]
|Author and scholar
|Professor of English
|-
|[[Troy Jollimore]] || Poet || Professor of Philosophy
|-
|[[Janja Lalich]] || Sociologist || Professor of Sociology
|-
|[[Carolyn Ringer Lepre]]
|Academic administrator
|Professor of Journalism
|-
|[[Harold Lang (dancer)|Harold Lang]] || Dancer and actor || Professor of Dance, 1970–1985
|-
|[[Peveril Meigs]] ||Geographer|| Professor of Geography, 1929–1942
|-
|[[Nicholas Nagy-Talavera]] || Historian || Professor of History, 1967–1991
|-
|[[Michael Perelman (economist)|Michael Perelman]] || Author || Professor of Economics
|-
|[[Sarah M. Pike]]
|Author
|Professor of Comparative Religion and Humanities
|-
|[[Valene L. Smith]]
|Tourism studies
|Professor of Anthropology, 1967–1998<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Tim |date=2024-02-07 |title=In Memoriam: Valene L. Smith |url=https://appliedanthro.org/news/in-memoriam-valene-l-smith/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201233337/https://appliedanthro.org/news/in-memoriam-valene-l-smith/ |archive-date=2024-12-01 |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=[[Society for Applied Anthropology]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jane Wells Shurmer]]
|Women's sports
|Professor of Physical Education
|-
|[[Ivan Sviták]] || Philosopher, Critic, Poet || Professor of Philosophy, 1970–1990
|}

==University presidents==
The following persons led California State University, Chico:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.csuchico.edu/traditions/history/pres.shtml |title=History of University Presidents |publisher=Chico State}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable nosort"
|-
!{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Image
!Name
!Term start
!Term end
!{{Abbr|Refs.|References}}
|-
|colspan="6" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Principals of Chico Normal School
|-
|1
|
|Edward Timothy Pierce
|1889
|1893
|
|-
|2
|[[File:Robert-franklin-pennell (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[Robert F. Pennell]]
|1893
|1897
|
|-
|colspan="6" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Presidents of Chico State College
|-
|3
|
|Carleton M. Ritter
|1897
|1899
|
|-
|4
|
|Charles C. Van Liew
|1899
|1910
|
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Elmer Isaiah Miller
|1910
|1910
|
|-
|5
|
|Allison Ware{{efn|name=Ware}}
|1910
|1917
|
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Elmer Isaiah Miller
|1917
|1918
|
|-
|6
|
|Charles Osenbaugh
|1918
|December 5, 1930{{efn|name=Died}}
|
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Clarence Knight Studley
|December 6, 1930
|January 31, 1931
|
|-
|7
|
|Rudolph D. Lindquist
|February 1, 1931
|July 31, 1931{{efn|name=Lindquist}}
|
|-
|8
|
|Aymer Jay Hamilton
|1931
|July 31, 1950
|
|-
|9
|
|George Glenn Kendall
|1950
|1966
|
|-
|10
|
|Robert Eugene Hill
|1966
|August 31, 1970
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19700719.1.44&srpos=17&e=------197-en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Chico+State+college%22+Lew+Oliver------- |title=Chico State President Resigns |newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]] |volume=97 |number=200 |page=44 |date=July 19, 1970 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Lew Dwight Oliver
|September 1, 1970
|June 1971
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=ER19700720.1.1&srpos=18&e=------197-en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Chico+State+college%22+Lew+Oliver------- |title=Lew Oliver Will Inlead Chico State On Interim Basis |newspaper=[[Chico Enterprise-Record]] |volume=117 |number=266 |page=1 |date=July 20, 1970 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=ER19700903.1.1&srpos=28&e=------197-en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Chico+State+college%22+Lew+Oliver------- |title=Dumke Confirms It’s Official: Dr Oliver Is CSC’s Acting President |newspaper=[[Chico Enterprise-Record]] |volume=117 |number=305 |page=1 |date=September 3, 1970 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="6" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" |Presidents of California State University, Chico
|-
|11
|
|[[Stanford Cazier]]
|1971
|1979
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fresnobee.newspapers.com/newspage/703456443/ |title=State College Trustees Will Ask Right To Designate Universities |date=January 28, 1971 |page=2 |newspaper=[[The Fresno Bee]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Robert L. Fredenburg
|August 1, 1979
|June 30, 1980
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR19790508.2.13&srpos=6&e=------197-en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-Chico+State+Fredenburg----1979--- |title=Fredenburg named acting president at CSU Chico |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=2 |number=73 |page=6 |date=May 8, 1979 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|-
|12
|
|[[Robin Wilson (author)|Robin Wilson]]
|July 1, 1980
|July 31, 1993
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR19800328.2.40&srpos=1&e=------198-en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University+Chico+Wilson----1980--- |title=Wilson seated as CSU president |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=3 |number=47 |page=12 |date=March 28, 1980 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=He is Dr. Robin Scott Wilson, the tenth president of Chico State University.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR19930128.2.23&srpos=3&e=------199-en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University+Chico+Wilson----1993--- |title=Rumor Has It: Wilson Set To Retire |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=16 |number=26 |page=10 |date=January 28, 1993 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|-
|13
|
|Manuel A. Esteban
|August 1, 1993
|June 30, 2003{{efn|name=Esteban}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR19930527.2.31&srpos=2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University+Chico+Esteban------- |title=Esteban Named As New CSUC President |volume=16 |number=43 |page=12 |date=May 27, 1993 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR20021017.2.21&srpos=1&e=------200-en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University+Chico+Esteban------- |title=Esteban to take leave before retiring handsomely |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=26 |number=13 |page=9 |date=October 17, 2002 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#e6e6aa"
|Acting
|
|Scott McNall
|July 1, 2003
|January 31, 2004
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR20030515.2.21&srpos=9&e=------200-en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University+Chico+McNall------- |title=WHAT PRICE PRESIDENT? |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=26 |number=43 |page=8 |date=May 15, 2003 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|-
|14
|
|Paul Zingg
|February 1, 2004
|June 30, 2016
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=CNR20031106.2.22&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-California+State+University%2C+Chico+Zingg------- |title=It’s Zingg New Chico State president ‘thrilled’ to lead despite budget doldrums |newspaper=Chico News and Review |volume=27 |number=16 |page=8 |date=November 6, 2003 |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]]}}</ref>
|-
|12
|
|Gayle E. Hutchinson
|July 1, 2016
|June 30, 2023
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/faculty-staff/academic-senate/minutes/May_2016_Plenary_Minutes.pdf |title=Academic Senate CSU Minutes May 19-20, 2016 |date=May 20, 2016 |publisher=California State University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://today.csuchico.edu/president-hutchinson-announces-retirement/ |title=President Gayle E. Hutchinson Announces Retirement Planned for End of 2022–23 Academic Year|first=Sean |last=Murphy |date=October 11, 2022 |publisher=Chico State |quote=When Hutchinson was inaugurated as the University’s 12th president in 2016, she became the first female president in Chico State’s 135-year history and the first openly gay president of the California State University system.}}</ref>
|-
|13
|
|[[Stephen Perez]]
|July 1, 2023
|present
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Stephen-Perez-Appointed-President-of-Chico-State.aspx |title=Stephen Perez Appointed President of California State University, Chico |date=May 24, 2023 |publisher=California State University |quote=Perez becomes the university's 13th president and succeeds Gayle E. Hutchinson, who will be retiring at the end of June.}}</ref>
|-
|}

Table notes:
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{{efn|name=Died|Died in office.}}
{{efn|name=Ware|Ware took a leave of absence for military training and service in the U.S. Army from August 1917 until his resignation from the college was accepted in May 1918.}}
{{efn|name=Lindquist|Lindquist left Chico in August 1931 for a position at Ohio State University.}}
{{efn|name=Esteban|Esteban took almost a year's leave before official retiring on August 1, 2004.}}
}}

==See also==
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==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Dunham, E. Alden. "Colleges of the Forgotten Americans. A Profile of State Colleges and Regional Universities." (McGraw Hill, 1969).

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